NAFTA negotiators expected to close good regulatory practices chapter in Mexico City

NAFTA negotiators in Mexico City will close a chapter on good regulatory practices today, a top Mexican official said. Kenneth Smith Ramos, Mexico's chief NAFTA negotiator, tweeted on Thursday morning that the chapter “establishes standards never before embodied” in a free trade agreement. The chapter “promotes transparency in the regulatory process and creates a committee to promote cooperation,” he added in another tweet, according to an informal translation. The good regulatory practices chapter has been seen as non-controversial and close...