(NAFTA is currently being renegotiated,but was still in force at the beginning of 2019.) Suppose Canada imposed more stringent quality standards on pharmaceutical products being imported from Mexico than were imposed on firms producing the same products in Canada.This action would be

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This action would violate NAFTA's principle of national treatment, which requires equal treatment of imported products with domestic products once they have entered the country's market. If Canada imposes more stringent quality standards on pharmaceutical products imported from Mexico compared to those produced domestically, it would be discriminating against Mexican products and therefore violating the national treatment principle.

(NAFTA Is Currently Being Renegotiated,but Was Still in Force at the Beginning