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ARTICLES

LEGAL RESOURSES

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    • Article 1206. Reservations

    1. Articles 1202 (TLCAN: Art. 1202), 1203 (TLCAN: Art. 1203) and 1205 (TLCAN: Art. 1205) do not apply to:

  • Any existing non-conforming measure that is maintained by

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  • A Party at the federal level, as set out in its Schedule to Annex I,

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  • A state or province, for two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, and thereafter as set out by a Party in its Schedule to Annex I in accordance with paragraph 2, or

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  • A local government;

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  • The continuation or prompt renewal of any non-conforming measure referred to in subparagraph (a); or

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  • An amendment to any non-conforming measure referred to in subparagraph (a) to the extent that the amendment does not decrease the conformity of the measure, as it existed immediately before the amendment, with Articles 1202 (TLCAN: Art. 1202), 1203 (TLCAN: Art. 1203) and 1205 (TLCAN: Art. 1205).

    • 2. Each Party may set out in its Schedule to Annex I, within two years of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, any existing non-conforming measure maintained by a state or province, not including a local government.

    3. Articles 1202 (TLCAN: Art. 1202), 1203 (TLCAN: Art. 1203) and 1205 (TLCAN: Art. 1205) do not apply to any measure that a Party adopts or maintains with respect to sectors, subsectors or activities, as set out in its Schedule to Annex II.