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Mexico-Nicaragua
Text of the agreement
  Background and Negotiations
   

Discussions towards a free trade agreement between Mexico and the Central American countries began in January 1991, when the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua and Mexico signed the Declaration of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, which provided a framework for trade relations between Central American countries and Mexico. At the second Tuxtla Gutierrez Summit, held in 1996, countries reaffirmed their commitment to the creation of a free trade zone and agreed to continue working on the bilateral or regional free trade negotiations.

In 1991 Mexico and Nicaragua initiated negotiations towards a free trade agreement. In the second Tuxtla Gutierrex Summit, in the Joint Declaration and Plan of Action, Mexico and Nicaragua pledged to conclude these negotiations during the first semester of 1996. The free trade agreement was signed on 18 December 1997 in Managua, Nicaragua. This agreement replaced a 1985 bilateral partial scope trade agreement, which was in force until 30 June 1998.

Documents relating to the negotiations
16 February 1996 Joint Declaration and Plan of Action of the second Tuxtla Gutierrez Summit SpanishPDF
11 January 1991 Declaration of Tuxtla Gutiérrez SpanishPDF
11 January 1991 Act of the Heads of State of the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the United Mexican States SpanishPDF
11 January 1991 Agreement of Tuxtla Gutierrez between the presidents of Central America and Mexico SpanishWord
Source: Secretaría de Integración Económica Controamericana (SIECA)

  Entry into Force
   

The Mexico-Nicaragua free trade agreement entered into force on 01 July 1998.

Implementation of the Agreement
   

On 6 August 2007, the Nicaraguan Assembly approved an additional protocol regarding the matter of textile accumulation under the Mexico-Nicargua FTA.

On 24 September  2010, the Protocol amending the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA to modify the specific rules of origin, set out in Annex to Article 6-03,  entered into force.
 
Documents relating to the implementation of the agreement
24 September 2010 The Protocol amending the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA  entered into force SpanishPDF New!
6 August 2007 Nicaraguan Assembly approves additional protocol regarding textile accumulation SpanishPDF
Source: Secretaría de Integración Económica Controamericana (SIECA), Diario Oficial de la Federación, Mexico

   
Decisions of the Administrative Committee of the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Nicaragua
25 February 2008 Decision Nº 13. Rules of operation for the Annex to Article 3-16 of the Mexico-Nicaragua FTAPDF español
18 February 2008 Decision Nº 12. Modifications to the Annex to Article 6-03, to the Appendix to Annex I to Article 6-03 and to Annex I to Article 6-15 of the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA, with adjustments derived from the Third Amendment to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, 2002 version PDF español
26 June 2007 Decision Nº 11. List of Arbitrators established in Chapter XX, Dispute Resolution, Article 20-08 paragraph 1 (list of arbitrators) of the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA PDF español
26 June 2007 Decision Nº 10. Code of conduct for the dispute resolution procedure set out in Chapter XX of the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA PDF español
26 June 2007 Decision Nº 9. Model rules of procedure for Chapter XVII of the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA PDF español
26 June 2007 Decision Nº 8. Establishment of a Secretariat for the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA PDF español
05 August 2005 Decision Nº 7. Ratification of the ownership interest in Nicaragua on tariff quotas for sugar established by Mexico PDF español
  Decision Nº 6. Creation of the Committee on Government Procurement of the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Nicaragua PDF español
  Decision Nº 5. Creation of the Committee on Services and Investment of the Mexico-Nicaragua FTA PDF español
18 November 1998 Decision Nº 4. Committee on Trade in Goods PDF español
18 November 1998 Decision Nº 3. Administrative Sub-commission PDF español
01 July 1998 Decision Nº 2. Levels of temporary flexibility PDF español
01 July 1998 Decision Nº 1. Certificate and Declaration of Origin PDF español
Source: Secretaría de Economía de México

  Related Articles and Studies
   
01 abril 2007 Secretaría de Economía, México. Reporte de la Relación Comercial y de Inversiones entre México y Nicaragua SpanishPDF
August 2004 Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Nicaragua. Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Nicaragua y México: Evolución de la Aplicación TLC Nicaragua-México Periodo 1998-2004 y Estrategias de Políticas Comerciales SpanishPDF
July 2004 Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal, República de Nicaragua. Tratado de Libre Comercio Nicaragua-Mexico Analisis Sector Exportador Agrícola Nicaraguense SpanishPDF
March 2001 Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Nicaragua. Relaciones Comerciales Nicaragua-México 90-96 Spanish Word
January 1998 Ministerio de Economía y Desarrollo. TLC Nicaragua-México: Síntesis del Contenido (versión del 6 de enero 1998) Spanish Word

  Sources
     
 

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Recent Developments
  24 September 2010.  Protocol amending the FTA Mexico-Nicaragua enters into force New!
   

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