In May 2000 Mexico and the EFTA member states -- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland -- met in Geneva, Switzerland and iniated technical talks towards a possible EFTA-Mexico free trade agreement. The first round of negotiations took place on 6-7 July 2000 in Geneva. The second round was held in Mexico City on 7-14 September 2000. The third round, also held in Mexico City, took place from 2 to 6 October 2000 and the fourth and final round of the Mexico-EFTA negotiations took place in Geneva from 30 October to 3 November 2000. The Mexico-EFTA free trade agreement was signed in Mexico City on 27 November 2000.

Documents relating to the negotiations
27 November 2000	Mexico and EFTA countries sign agreement
Source:  EFTA Secretariat

The Mexico-EFTA free trade agreement entered into force on 1 July 2001.The agreement includes a common text plus complementary bilateral agreements on agriculture. Mexico has issued a number of documents relating to the implementation of the agreement.

Documents relating to entry into force
23 December 2002	Technical rectifications to Appendices 1, 2, 2(A) of annex 1 and to the Joint Declaration of the Mexico-EFTA Free Trade Agreement
01 July 2001	Agreement establishing rules regarding the certificate of origin on the Mexico-EFTA FTA and related bilateral agriculture agreements between Mexico and the EFTA member states
29 June 2001	Agreement relating to explanatory notes regarding Article 37 of Annex I of the Mexico-EFTA FTA
Source:  Diario Oficial de México

Article 70 of the Agreement establishes the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee, comprised of representatives of each party, to supervise the implemenation of the Agreement. The Joint Committee is to meet regularly, normally once a year.

The first meeting of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee took place in Mexico City on 22 October 2002; the second was held in Geneva on 7 November 2003 and the third meeting of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee took place in Mexico City on 3 March 2005.

On 22-23 September 2008, the Joint Committee under the EFTA-Mexico FTA met in Geneva, Switzerland and decided to revise the regulation on direct transport of goods

Documents relating to the implementation of the agreement
22-23 September 2008	The Joint Committee under the EFTA-Mexico FTA met in Geneva
04 March 2005	Third EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
07 November 2003	Second EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
22 October 2002	First EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee meeting
	Decision No. 1 of 2002. Establishing the Rules of Procedure of the EFTA-Mexico Joint Committee
	Decision No. 2 of 2002 introducing technical adaptations to Annex I to the Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and the United Mexican States
	Decision No. 3 of 2002 adopting the Model Rules of Procedure for the arbitration panel
Source:  EFTA Secretariat

• Diario Oficial de México
• EFTA Secretariat
• Secretaría de Economía de México