North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (S.C. 1993, c. 44)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) In this Act,

  Agreement

  Agreement means the North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America and signed on December 17, 1992, and includes any rectifications thereto made prior to its ratification by Canada; (Accord)

  federal law

  federal law means the whole or any portion of any Act of Parliament or any regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament; (texte législatif fédéral)

  Free Trade Commission

  Free Trade Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under Article 2001 of the Agreement; (Commission du libre-échange)

  Minister

  Minister, in respect of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated as the Minister for the purposes of that provision under section 11; (ministre)

  NAFTA country

  NAFTA country means a country that is a Party to the Agreement; (pays ALÉNA)

  Secretariat

  Secretariat means the Secretariat established pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 2002 of the Agreement; (Secrétariat)

  territory

  territory, with respect to a NAFTA country, has the meaning set out with respect to that country in Annex 201.1 of the Agreement. (territoire)

• Marginal note:Publication of Agreement and Tariff Schedules

  (2) The Agreement, including the Schedules of Canada, of Mexico and of the United States referred to in Annex 302.2 of the Agreement, shall be published in the Canada Treaty Series.