North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
Between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America
1993
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Preamble
Part One - Objectives
Article 1: Objectives
Part Two - Obligations
Article 2: General Commitments
Article 3: Levels of Protection
Article 4: Publication
Article 5: Government Enforcement Action
Article 6: Private Access to Remedies
Article 7: Procedural Guarantees
Part Three - Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Article 8: The Commission
Section A: The Council
Article 9: Council S
tructure and Procedures
Article 10: Council Functions
Section B: The Secretariat
Article 11: Secretariat Structure and Procedures
Article 12: Annual Report of the Commission
Article 13: Secretariat Reports
Article 14: Submissions on Enforcement Matters
Article 15: Factual Record
Section C: Advisory Committees
Article 16: Joint Public Advisory Committee
Article 17: National Advisory Committees
Article 18: Governmental Committees
Section D: Official Languages
Article 19: Official Languages
Part Four - Cooperation and Provision of Information
Article 20: Cooperation
Article 21: Provision of Information
Part Five - Consultation and Resolution of Disputes
Article 22: Consultations
Article 23: Initiation of Procedures
Article 24: Request for an Arbitral Panel
Article 25: Roster
Article 26: Qualifications of Panelists
Article 27: Panel Selection
Article 28: Rules of Procedure
Article 29: Third Party Participation
Article 30: Role of Experts
Article 31: Initial Report
Article 32: Final Report
Article 33: Implementation of Final Report
Article 34: Review of Implementation
Article 35: Further Proceeding
Article 36: Suspension of Benefits Part Six - General Provisions
Article 37: Enforcement Principle
Article 38: Private Rights
Article 39: Protection of Information
Article 40: Relation to Other Environmental Agreements
Article 41: Extent of Obligations
Article 42: National Security
Article 43: Funding of the Commission
Article 44: Privileges and Immunities
Article 45: Definitions
Part Seven - Final Provisions
Article 46: Annexes
Article 47: Entry into Force
Article 48: Amendments
Article 49: Accession
Article 50: Withdrawal
Article 51: Authentic Texts
ANNEX 34 - MONETARY ENFORCEMENT ASSESSMENTS
ANNEX 36A - CANADIAN DOMESTIC ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION
ANNEX 36B - SUSPENSION OF BENEFITS
ANNEX 41 - EXTENT OF OBLIGATIONS
ANNEX 45 - COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS
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