In May 2000 Mexico and the EFTA member states -- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland -- met in Geneva, Switzerland and initiated technical talks towards a possible EFTA-Mexico free trade agreement.

The first round of negotiations took place on 06-07 July 2000 in Geneva. The second round was held in Mexico City on 07-14 September 2000. The third round, also held in Mexico City, took place from 02 to 06 October 2000 and the fourth and final round of the Mexico-EFTA negotiations took place in Geneva from 30 October to 03 November 2000.

The Mexico-EFTA free trade agreement was signed in Mexico City on 27 November 2000.

Documents relating to the negotiations
27 November 2000	Mexico and EFTA countries sign agreement
Source:  EFTA Secretariat

The Mexico-EFTA free trade agreement entered into force on 01 July 2001.The agreement includes a common text plus complementary bilateral agreements on agriculture. Mexico has issued a number of documents relating to the implementation of the agreement.

Documents relating to entry into force
01 July 2001	Agreement establishing rules regarding the certificate of origin on the Mexico-EFTA FTA and related bilateral agriculture agreements between Mexico and the EFTA member states
29 June 2001	Agreement relating to explanatory notes regarding Article 37 of Annex I of the Mexico-EFTA FTA
Source:  Diario Oficial de México

Article 70 of the Agreement establishes the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee, comprised of representatives of each party, to supervise the implemenation of the Agreement. The Joint Committee is to meet regularly, normally once a year.

The first meeting of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee took place in Mexico City on 22 October 2002; the second was held in Geneva on 07 November 2003. The third meeting took place in Mexico City on 03 March 2005. the fourth meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland on 22-23 September 2008. The fifth meeting was held in Mexico City on 07 may 2010. The sixth meeting is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland in 2012.

Documents relating to the implementation of the agreement
11 October 2011	Mexico signed protocols amending the bilateral agreements on agriculture with Norway and Switzerland
07 May 2010	Mexico City, Mexico. Fifth EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
22-23 September 2008	Geneva, Switzerland. Fourth EFTA-Mexico Committee meeting
04 March 2005	Mexico City, Mexico. Third EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
07 November 2003	Geneva, Switzerland. Second EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
22 October 2002	Mexico City, Mexico. First EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
Source:  EFTA Secretariat

Decisions of the Joint Committee
26 May 2010	Decision Nº 5 of 2010 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Technical adaptations to Annex XIII to the agreement government procurement: covered goods
26 May 2010	Decision Nº 4 of 2010 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Amendment to Annex IV to the agreement products for animal feeding
26 May 2010	Decision Nº 3 of 2010 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Technical adaptations to appendix 2(a) to annex i to the agreement list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status
26 May 2010	Decision Nº 2 of 2010 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Technical adaptations to appendix 2 to annex i to the agreement list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status
26 May 2010	Decision Nº 1 of 2010 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Technical adaptations to Appendix 1 to Annex I to the agreement  introductory notes to the list in Appendices 2 and 2 (a)
23 September 2008	Decision Nº 1 of 2008 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Amendments to Annex I. Definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative co-operation and endorsement of explanatory notes to article 13 of Annex I
22 October 2002	Decision Nº 3 of 2002 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Model rules of procedure for the arbitration panel
22 October 2002	Decision Nº 2 of 2002 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Introducing technical adaptations to Annex I to the free trade agreement between the EFTA States and the United Mexican States, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative co-operation
22 October 2002	Decision Nº 1 of 2002 of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee. Establishing the rules of procedure of the -EFTA-Mexico joint committee
Source:  EFTA Secretariat

In January 2016, as part of the 46th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the government of Mexico and the EFTA countries signed a Joint Declaration on the start of negotiations for the revision of their FTA.

Delegations from the EFTA States and Mexico held the first round of negotiations for a comprehensive review of their existing FTA on 10-13 May in Geneva, Switzerland. The second round took place in Mexico on May 10-13, 2016. Mexico and EFTA held their third round of negotiations for a review of their trade agreement on 17-20 January 2017 in Lugano, Switzerland.

Documents relating to the expansion and modernization of the FTA
17-20 January 2017	Lugano, Switzerland. Third round of negotiations for a comprehensive review of the Mexico-EFTA FTA
30 August-02 September 2016	Mexico City, Mexico. Second round of negotiations for a comprehensive review of the Mexico-EFTA FTA
10-13 May 2016	Geneva, Switzerland. First round of negotiations for a comprehensive review of the Mexico-EFTA FTA
22 January 2016	Mexico and EFTA countries launch formal negotiations on a review of their FTA
Source:  EFTA Secretariat

• Diario Oficial de México
• EFTA Secretariat
• Secretaría de Economía de México