INSTITUTO TECNOLGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY

CAMPUS HIDALGO

International Trade Treaties

Comparative Table Analysis

Group 34

Assigned tutor: Miguel ngel Gonzlez

Academic leader: Fernando Rodrguez Prez

Melissa Serrano Neri

A01270842

Abraham Hernndez Quiroz

A01270510
Jorge Luis Gonzlez Gonzlez
A01270012
Vctor Martnez Snchez
A00989256
Vctor Manuel Gmez Morales

15/September/2017
Countries involved Benefits or losses that are
and date of signature involved for Mexico
Mexico Japan The benefits are focuses more
Signed on September on agricultural products and
17 of 2004. the free trade of them.
There are a lot of new
preferential tariffs. Mexican
farmers will be able to export
products to Japan, exactly
80,000 of pork, 6,500 tons of
orange juice, among others.
Mexicos exports could grow by
10. Percent annually over the
next 10 years, creating 277,000
new jobs in the process.
Other benefits involved in the
treaty are the following:
Mexico can become
one of Japans principal
sources of foodstuffs.
Creation of market for
exporters worth US$35
billion
Foreign direct
investment from Japan
to rise to US$12.7
billion over the next 10
years.
Give a real example of a Improvements on the
benefit/loss treaty that you would
recommend.
Mexico now is Certainly, more than
consolidated as the 3rd improvements there are a
commercial partner of lot of opportunities for the
Japan in relation with agri- increase of terms that the
food exportations. In 2016, treaty could embrace.
it closed in US$1054 Actually, there is a
million dollars, reinforcement in trade
representing an increase of relations with Japan with a
9.84 percent. strategic alliance between
Based on a report from both countries.
the General Coordination An improvement that
of International Affairs, could be achieved is the
SAGARPA between 2015 inclusion of more products
and 2016, international or sectors that could
trade between Mexico and participate in the trade
the Asian nation increased agreement like the free
by 10.19%, with an agri- trade of services or other
food trade balance commercial products.
favorable to Mexico by Also, both countries should
1.043 billion dollars. include a collaboration
Mexico is the main agreement to coordinate
supplier of food to the detection and combat
Japan as Persian of illicit practices in the
lemon, with a 99% international trade like the
share; avocado, undervaluation
93%; melon, 79%;
asparagus, 56%;
mango, 49%; tuna,
49%, and is the
only exporter of
tequila and agave
syrup.
Since the entry
into force of the
Mexico - Japan
Economic
Partnership
Agreement (EPA)
in 2005, agri-food
exports to that
destination grew
by 81.7%, from
579.9 million
dollars, to more
than 1 billion
 registered in 2016.

Mexico Colombia The two countries Since the entry into force In terms of trade and
Signed on June 13, have since expanded their of the Mexico-Colombia investment, the agreement
1994 agreement and further Free Trade Agreement, contemplates a tariff
liberalized trade. Mexico's exports to reduction program for
Among the benefits, in includes Colombia have increased most of the tariff universe
the following: twelvefold, from $ 306 over a period of 10 years,
Five provisions for million to $ 3,757 million but theres an exclusion of
market access (growth of 1,100%), most of the agricultural
Improvement in measures Imports from the United sector.
related to market access, anti- Mexican States originating This could represent an
dumping and countervailing in Colombia multiplied by opportunity of
duties, rules of origin, customs 6.5 times, from US $ 121 improvement, but of
procedures, government million to US $ 795 million course adding some
procurement. (550% higher) protection measures.
Expanded market Exports from Colombia to
access in the the United Mexican States
Colombian market for amounted to 638 million
Mexican exports of dollars
semitrailers, non- The main Colombian
alcoholic drinks, export products are: coal,
chickpeas, orange insecticides, polypropylene
juice, hard wheat, polymers, women's
turkey preparations underwear, cosmetics,
and tomatoes. medicines, copper
minerals, books, tires ...

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