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ARTICLE · 26 SEPTEMBER 2025

USTR Invites Comments On U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

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Last Wednesday, September 17, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federal Register a notice inviting comment on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on July 1, 2020 and is up for review on July 1, 2026.

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Last Wednesday, September 17, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting comment on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on July 1, 2020 and is up for review on July 1, 2026. The deadline for written comments is November 3. USTR will convene a public hearing on USMCA on November 17.

USTR's request for comments is tied to text in the USMCA (art. 34.7.2) providing that on the sixth anniversary following entry into force, the government-to-government commission overseeing the Agreement's implementation "shall meet to conduct a 'joint review' of the operation of th[e] Agreement, review any recommendations for action submitted by a Party, and decide on any appropriate actions." The joint review also is the occasion for each of the three USMCA Parties to state whether it wishes the Agreement to remain in force beyond

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