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[Joanne98]

GUESS WHO? The US Chamber of Commerce of course!


http://www.uschamber.com/issues/index/international/nacc.htm
North American Competitiveness Council (NACC)

February 23, 2007 – Enhancing Competitiveness in Canada, Mexico, and the United States: Private- Sector Priorities for the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (Initial Recommendations of the North American Competitiveness Council, NACC)

Overview and Background

In March 2005, the Leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States launched the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation and information sharing.

At their 2006 Summit, the North American Leaders recognized that to accelerate progress under the SPP they would benefit from direct advice from the private sector. So they encouraged business leaders from all three countries to form the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC). In the United States, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Council of the Americas jointly serve as the Secretariat. The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) serves as the Secretariat in Canada and the Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO) serves as the Secretariat in Mexico.

While the NACC was expected to primarily develop recommendations on issues concerning North American competitiveness to be addressed by governments, the NACC was also challenged to provide suggestions on how the private sector might itself be able to be part of the solution.

In February 2007, the trilateral NACC submitted an initial report to security and prosperity ministers, making a total of 51 recommendations for actions in three areas, both within and building upon the SPP: border crossing facilitation; standards and regulatory cooperation; and energy integration. These recommendations were organized into three time frames: those that can be accomplished immediately, those that can be accomplished before the end of 2008, and those that will require additional time to address, with a goal of completion by 2010.

These trilateral recommendations were the product of many months of consultations and deliberations by hundreds of companies, sectoral associations and chambers of commerce throughout North America.

The NACC will meet with Prime Minister Harper, President Calderon, and President Bush during the North American Leaders Summit in Montebello, Quebec on August 21. The first Report to Leaders will be presented, outlining the work that the NACC has done in its first year and a half, offering reflections on the progress that has been made to date, and on the mandate of the NACC moving forward.
http://www.uschamber.com/issues/index/international/nacc.htm

[Mojorabbit]

1. When will the public be able to

weigh in on the subject. After the govts and big business have already signed the treaties?