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North American Free Trade Agreement - ANNEX II
Reservations for Future Measures
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- The Schedule of a Party sets out, pursuant to Articles 1108(3) (Investment) and 1206(3) (Cross-Border Trade in Services), the reservations taken by that Party with respect to specific sectors, sub-sectors or activities for which it may maintain existing, or adopt new or more restrictive, measures that do not conform with obligations imposed by :
- Article 1102 or 1202 (National Treatment) ;
- Article 1103 or 1203 (Most-Favored-Nation Treatment) ;
- Article 1205 (Local Presence) ;
- Article 1106 (Performance Requirements) ; or
- Article 1107 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors).
- Each reservation sets out the following elements :
- Sector refers to the general sector in which the reservation is taken;
- Sub-Sector refers to the specific sector in which the reservation is taken;
- Industry Classification refers, where applicable, to the activity covered by the reservation according to domestic industry classification codes;
- Type of Reservation specifies the obligation referred to in paragraph 1 for which a reservation is taken;
- Description sets out the scope of the sector, sub-sector or activities covered by the reservation; and
- Existing Measures identifies, for transparency purposes, existing measures that apply to the sector, sub-sector or activities covered by the reservation.
- In the interpretation of a reservation, all elements of the reservation shall be considered. The Description element shall prevail over all other elements.
- For purposes of this Annex : CMAP means Clasificación Mexicana de Actividades y Productos (CMAP) numbers as set out in Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática, Clasificación Mexicana de Actividades y Productos, 1988; CPC means Central Product Classification (CPC) numbers as set out in Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 77, Provisional Central Product Classification, 1991; and SIC means :
- with respect to Canada, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) numbers as set out in Statistics Canada, Standard Industrial Classification, fourth edition, 1980; and
- with respect to the United States, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) numbers as set out in the United States Office of Management and Budget, Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987.
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