Establishment of the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 811 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Executive Order 2020-04730
|Signed on February 29, 2020
45th Presidency
What it means
This order establishes the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement to oversee environmental obligations under the USMCA trade agreement. Led by the US Trade Representative, this committee will monitor Mexico and Canada's compliance with environmental commitments and can request enforcement actions when needed.
Expected impact
- Enhanced monitoring and enforcement of environmental obligations under the USMCA trade agreement
- Improved coordination among U.S. agencies on international environmental compliance matters
- Potential for greater accountability from Canada and Mexico regarding their environmental commitments
- Streamlined decision-making process for addressing environmental violations through either consensus or majority voting
- Strengthened environmental protections across North America as trade partners uphold their obligations