Table 2B.1
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Trade partners
Date of signature
Date of entry into force
Chile-Mexico
October 1, 1998
August 1, 1999
Central America–Chile
October 18, 1999
Israel-Mexico Mexico–Northern Triangle (El Salvador–Guatemala– Honduras)
April 10, 2000 June 20, 2000
European Union–Mexico
October 2000
Costa Rica: February 15, 2002; El Salvador: June 3, 2002 July 1, 2000 El Salvador and Guatemala: March 15, 2001; Honduras: June 1, 2001; Mexico: March 14, 2001 March 2001
EFTAc-Mexico
November 2000
Canada–Costa Rica
April 23, 2001
Mexico, Norway, and Switzerland: July 1, 2001; Iceland: October 1, 2001 November 1 2002
Panama–El Salvador Chile–European Union
March 2002 November 2002
April 2003 February 2003
Coverage of financial services No specific chapter on financial services Excluded from chapter on crossborder trade in services Covered under chapter on investment No specific chapter on financial services Excluded from chapter on cross-border trade in services Services not covered Specific financial services chapter
Specific financial services chapter
Specific financial services section
Financial services excluded, but obligation to develop provision for trade in services and investment to be added in the future Specific financial services chapter Specific financial services chapter
Financial services model
NAFTA
GATS (plus Understanding and NAFTA) GATS (plus Understanding and NAFTA)
NAFTA GATS (plus Understanding)