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Mexico, U.S., Canada amend NAFTA origin rules on host of products

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The “Three Amigos” summit has led to changes in NAFTA rules concerning origin of host products. CBC News image.

NAFTA rules on natural gas to be amended

June 29 (Reuters) – Mexico, the United States and Canada have signed off on amending the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to liberalize rules of origin for a host of products, the Canadian prime minister’s Web site said.

Products covered include natural gas, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, rubber, metals, industrial and electrical machinery and precision instruments, the site said, adding they account for $166 billion in annual trilateral trade.

(Reporting by Ana Isabel Martinez and Veronica Gomez)

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