Lighthizer: USMCA to enter into force on July 1

The Trump administration on Friday notified Congress that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will enter into force on July 1. The U.S. became the third country to notify the other parties that it had completed domestic procedures required to implement USMCA. In a statement , U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the “crisis and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates that now, more than ever, the United States should strive to increase manufacturing capacity and investment in North America. The USMCA’s entry...