* [Reproduced from the text provided to International Legal Materials by the U.S. Department of State. The Understanding was signed by the United States Trade Representative and the Canadian and Mexican Trade Ministers on September 14, 1993. The NAFTA Agreement of December 17, 1992, also appears in I.L.M.— Parts One to Three, pertinent notes and Annex 401 are reproduced at 32 I.L.M. 289 (1993); Parts Four to Eight, pertinent notes, Annexes I through VII, and errata for the entire agreement are reproduced at 32 I.L.M. 605 (1993). Chapter 8 to which this Understanding applies can be found at 32 I.L.M. 383 (1993).

[The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, concluded by Canada, Mexico and the United States on September 14, 1993, appear respectively at 32 I.L.M. 1480 (1993) and 32 I.L.M. 1499 (1993). The Agreement concerning the Establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American Development Bank, concluded by Mexico and the United States on November 18, 1993, appears at 32 I.L.M. 1545 (1993).]