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North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
 

About the Agreement
  Signature:  1992-12-17
  Entry into Force:  1994-01-01

Topics Covered
Objectives
Obligations
Commission for Labor Cooperation
Cooperative Consultations and Evaluations
 Resolution of Disputes
Final Provisions
Annexes

Labor Principles

Interpretive Ruling

Monetary Enforcement Assessments

Canadian Domestic Enforcement and Collection

Suspension of Benefits

Extent of Obligations

Country-Specific Definitions
 
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INDEX
  Preamble
     

PART ONE: OBJECTIVES
  Article 1   Objectives
       
     

PART TWO: OBLIGATIONS
  Article 2   Levels of Protection
  Article 3   Government Enforcement Action
  Article 4   Private Action
  Article 5   Procedural Guarantees
  Article 6   Publication
  Article 7   Public Information and Awareness
       
     

PART THREE: COMMISSION FOR LABOR COOPERATION
  Article 8   The Commission
  SECTION A   THE COUNCIL
  Article 9   Council Structure and Procedures
  Article 10   Council Functions
  Article 11   Cooperative Activities
  SECTION B   THE SECRETARIAT
  Article 12   Secretariat Structure and Procedures
  Article 13   Secretariat Functions
  Article 14   Secretariat Reports and Studies
  SECTION C   NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
  Article 15   National Administrative Office Structure
  Article 16   NAO Functions
  Section D   National Committees
  Article 17   National Advisory Committee
  Article 18   Governmental Committee
  SECTION E   OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
  Article 19   Official Languages
       
     

PART FOUR: COOPERATIVE CONSULTATIONS AND EVALUATIONS
  Article 20   Cooperation
  SECTION A   COOPERATIVE CONSULTATIONS
  Article 21   Consultations between NAOs
  Article 22   Ministerial Consultations
  SECTION B   EVALUATIONS
  Article 23   Evaluation Committee of Experts
  Article 24   Rules of Procedure
  Article 25   Draft Evaluation Reports
  Article 26   Final Evaluation Reports
       
     

PART FIVE: RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
  Article 27   Consultations
  Article 28   Initiation of Procedures
  Article 29   Request for an Arbitral Panel
  Article 30   Roster
  Article 31   Qualifications of Panelists
  Article 32   Panel Selection
  Article 33   Rules of Procedure
  Article 34   Third Party Participation
  Article 35   Role of Experts
  Article 36   Initial Report
  Article 37   Final Report
  Article 38   Implementation of Final Report
  Article 39   Review of Implementation
  Article 40   Further Proceeding
  Article 41   Suspension of Benefits
  Article 42   Enforcement Principle
  Article 43   Private Rights
  Article 44   Protection of Information
  Article 45   Cooperation with the ILO
  Article 46   Extent of Obligations
  Article 47   Funding of the Commission
  Article 48   Privileges and Immunities
  Article 49   Definitions
       
     

PART SEVEN: FINAL PROVISIONS
  Article 50   Annexes
  Article 51   Entry into Force
  Article 52   Amendments
  Article 53   Accession
  Article 54   Withdrawal
  Article 55   Authentic Texts
       
  Annexes
       
  Annex 1   Labor Principles
  Annex 23   Interpretive Ruling
  Annex 39   Monetary Enforcement Assessments
  

Annex 41A

   Canadian Domestic Enforcement and Collection
   Annex 41B    Suspension of Benefits
  Annex 46   Extent of Obligations
  Annex 49   Country-Specific Definitions