U.S. EMBASSY OTTAWA RECEIVED DIP NOTE #JLAB-0107

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SUBJECT: U.S. EMBASSY OTTAWA RECEIVED DIP NOTE #JLAB-0107
FROM MFA JULY 11, 2005


1. On July 11, 2005 the U.S. Embassy Ottawa received
DipNote #JLAB-0107 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ottawa, Canada. The original is being sent to WHA/CAN.


2. Begin text of note:

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States
of America and has the honour to refer to the Exchange of
Letters constituting and Agreement between the Government of
Canada and the Government of the United States of America
concerning certain additions to the special provisions
contained in Appendix 6 of Annex 300-B of the North American
Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA"),done at Washington on 27
November 2002, at Mexico on 27 November 2002 and at Ottawa on
3 December 2002, signed in Washington on 19 May and in Ottawa
on 28 June 2005.

The Department has the honour to confirm that the Government
of Canada has completed the procedures required by law to
bring this Agreement into force. The Department has the
further honour to confirm that the Agreement entered into
force for Canada, pursuant to the provisions of the Exchange
of Letters, on July1, 2005.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the Embassy of
the United States of America the assurances of its highest
consideration.

End text of note.

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