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Nearshoring: Mexico Aims to be the New “El Dorado” for Doing Business Abroad

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Mexico has just announced significant tax incentives for companies in certain key industries to relocate operations to Mexico. A government decree issued on October 11, 2023 seeks to boost the nearshoring trend targeting ten...more

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NAFTA Chapter 11 (Investments): Time to bring “Legacy Investment” Claims Running Out Soon

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The entitlement to bring claims for breaches of the investment standards and protections contained in Section A of Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement will soon end. NAFTA countries agreed to withdraw their...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Road to Enforcement: U.S.-Canada Dairy Case May be a Harbinger for Future Continental Trade Disputes

On January 4, 2022, a three-member dispute panel — established per the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — announced a significant decision in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, finding that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Visas and Immigration in 2021 Under the Biden Administration - Update

The Biden Administration took office on January 20, 2021. Many executive orders have been executed since that date, some of which directly change the manner of handling immigration matters. However, the U.S. and the world...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Labor Obligations Contained In USMCA Present Risks for Covered Employers

In effect since July 1, 2020, the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). Although the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic largely overshadowed the effective date...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

H-1B Cap Season Is Imminent - What You Should Know This Year

With the new Biden administration at the helm, we note that the H-1B final midnight regulations promulgated Friday, January 15, 2021, by the former administration have been rescinded. Those regulations, which set up a...more

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Wait Is Over: USMCA Border Enforcement Begins

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US tariffs are applied at the time of import and so the elevated role played by US Customs and Border Protection should not be underestimated. While the Customs section begins with the analysis “The Wait Is Over: USMCA Border...more

Baker Donelson

Overview of President-Elect Biden's Policies

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Below is a broad overview of policies for which President-Elect Biden has indicated support (PDF). It is important to note that, while some of these policies fall under the President's executive power, many will require...more

King & Spalding

Companies Face Risk From The USMCA's New Rapid Response Mechanism To Enforce Labor Rights

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On July 1, 2020, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (the “USMCA” or the “Agreement”) entered into force and replaced its predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). The USMCA has attracted unprecedented...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USMCA Certificates Of Origin – What You Need To know.

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The fact that the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), which replaced NAFTA on July 1, does not require any particular form Certificate of Origin (“COO”) has left many importers and exporters confused on the proper manner of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

USMCA Implementation May Require Country of Origin Marking Changes

On July 1, 2020, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The change to USMCA was accompanied by the publication on June 30, 2020, of the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

USMCA Replaces NAFTA: An Overview of Key Provisions

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After 26 and a half years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has practically ceased to exist as of July 1, 2020, and has been replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Because many of NAFTA's...more

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The USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism for Labor Complaints: What to Expect Starting July 1, 2020

On July 1, 2020, the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force, replacing the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S. government has taken several steps toward implementation...more

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The USMCA nears entry into force with significant consequences for cross-border North American investors

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On January 29, President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law, completing the ratification procedure within the United States. The USMCA is now expected to come into force in the...more

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Understanding USMCA: What To Expect From The ‘New NAFTA’

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On December 10, representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico signed an amended United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that incorporates revisions negotiated by Democrats in Congress and agreed to by the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Updated USMCA a Breath of Fresh Air in a Distressed Trading World

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The updated USMCA was signed on December 10, 2019. These are not business-as-usual times in the trading world. As we know, there is the ongoing trade war with China, Brazil and Argentina are back in the steel and aluminum...more

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New Labor Ball Game in Mexico, Coming Soon to Your Company’s Union

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There is a new labor ball game in Mexico, as the country has amended its relevant laws to be in compliance with the incoming USMCA (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, soon to be NAFTA´s successor). Most importantly, (i) there...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Major Changes For Canadian Citizens Entering The United States On An L-1 Visa

Unannounced changes at the Canadian border have disrupted Canadian L-1 intra-company transferee visa applicants' admission to the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) appears to have shifted its...more

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Canadian L Visa Admissions – CBP Changes Course without Prior Notice Creating New Non-Tariff Barriers

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A few weeks ago, stories of Canadian citizens being refused admission to the U.S. as individual or blanket L applicants requesting an additional period of stay in the U.S. started to increase....more

White & Case LLP

The CPTPP Enters into Force: What Does it Mean for Global Trade?

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The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force on December 30, 2018. The Agreement will significantly impact trade among its ratifying Parties—currently including...more

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Regional Shake-Up or More of the Same? How the USMCA Impacts North American Trade

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The Situation: The United States, Canada, and Mexico recently reached an agreement in principle to revise and replace the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ("USMCA")....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

After NAFTA: Digital Trade in the New USMCA

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One of the avowed reasons for scrapping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replacing it with a new agreement was that “digital trade” did not even exist in 1994 when NAFTA came into force. Accordingly, The...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Ins and Outs of Canada’s New Trade Agreement and NAFTA Replacement, the USMCA

On September 30, 2018, Canada and the United States resolved outstanding trade issues and announced that they, together with Mexico, agreed to a trilateral United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Once ratified, the...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

USMCA – New Agreement as to The Modernization of NAFTA Comes with Key Changes Regarding U.S. IP Rights

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Late on September 30, an agreement (USMCA) was reached between the United States, Mexico and Canada which modernizes the 24 year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)....more

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The New NAFTA: 5 Things to Know

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The Trump administration announced Sunday night that trade ministers from the United States, Mexico and Canada had reached agreement on revisions to the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, the framework for $1.2...more

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