North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)... 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) A trade agreement signed in December 1992 by U S. President George H. W. Bush,... 

Other efforts at harmonizing food laws occur between partners of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) involving the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and between Australia and New Zealand. A suggested approach to legislative harmonization is depicted in Figure 12-4. The existence of a model food act developed by CA should be an incentive in bringing about harmonization within and between countries. 

When significant quantities of residues remain at the skin site, the conventional approach is to include these residues in the percentage of absorbed dose. Eor instance, as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Technical Working Group on Pesticides, there was agreement that bound skin residues are considered absorbed when the bioavailability of residues cannot be determined (NAFTA, 2000). This approach is considered conservative as it is unlikely that all... 

Harmonization initiatives can occur as a result of specific agreements between two or more countries, as in Europe (EU) through the European Conunission (EC), in North America under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or more broadly under the umbrella of international nongovernmental organizations such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 

Industrial Chemicals faced a dilemma. The vice president of sales had a consultants report that showed a significant sales opportunity as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) became a reality. While the forecasts were known in the past to be a poor predictor of actual sales, sales had always managed to deliver long-term growth. Industrial needed to prepare for this expansion, and the lead time for plant and warehouse expansion was two years. 

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