Decision No. 4 of the Free Trade Commission of the CUSMA, T-MEC, USMCA ("Agreement")

The Free Trade Commission ("the Commission") decides as follows:

Rules of Procedure

1. Article 10.12.14 (Review of Final Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations) of the Agreement requires the Parties to adopt or maintain rules of procedure for binational panel reviews.  The Commission adopts the French and Spanish versions of the Rules of Procedure for Article 10.12 (Review of Final Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations), attached to this Decision as Annex I.

2. Annex 10-B.3.2 (Extraordinary Challenge Procedure) of the Agreement requires the Parties to establish or maintain rules of procedure for extraordinary challenge committees. The Commission adopts the French and Spanish versions and the updated English version of the Rules of Procedure for Annex 10-B.3 (Extraordinary Challenge Procedure), attached to this Decision as Annex II. The updated English version shall replace the English version of Rules of Procedure for Annex 10-B.3 (Extraordinary Challenge Procedure) attached as Annex II to the Decision No. 2 of the Free Trade Commission of the CUSMA, T-MEC, USMCA.

3. Article 10.13.6 (Safeguarding the Panel Review System) of the Agreement requires the Parties to establish or maintain rules of procedure for special committees. The Commission adopts the French and Spanish versions of Rules of Procedure for Article 10.13 (Safeguarding the Panel Review System), attached to this Decision as Annex III.

4. This Decision and its Annexes are effective as of October 21, 2022.

DONE, in English, French, and Spanish. 

For Canada:

For the United Mexican States:

For the United States of America: