Continental Business Lobby Releases List of Priorities for Government to Address at SPP Talks
US Chamber of Commerce
April 2008
Meeting the Global Challenge
PRIVATE SECTOR PRIORITIES FOR THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA
2008 REPORT TO LEADERS FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL
Canada, Mexico, and the United States enjoy one of the most important relationships in the world. We congratulate the Leaders of our three countries for establishing the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) in recognition of this special relationship. We also thank the Leaders for considering the views of the private sector on how to enhance competitiveness and strengthen the well-being of all North Americans. North America faces new challenges with changes in the global economy, and new economic giants such as China and India have become formidable competitors for investment and jobs in the manufacturing and service sectors. As more and more countries open their markets to the global economy, North America must continue to enhance its own competitiveness.
Measures to enhance the competitiveness of the North American economies have always been important even when times were good. The current period of economic uncertainty requires that we accelerate our efforts. With so much at stake, it is vital that we not be complacent. In the short term, we need to make significant progress on practical measures to cut costs, reduce barriers, and ensure that people and goods move smoothly, efficiently, and securely among our three countries. We need to think strategically about how best to reinforce each others’ strengths in making North America the best place in the world in which to live, work, and do business.
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Highlights Include the Following Calls:
“a more comprehensive approach to reducing border congestion that would entail shifting the customs clearance process, to the extent possible, away from ports of entry, and toward the inbound side of choke points such as border bridges and tunnels. In the longer term, as many inspection processes as possible should be moved away from the border”
“food and agricultural inspections currently carried out at the border could be relocated to manufacturing facilities where government inspectors are already present”
“IP leadership within governments at the Executive/Ministerial level, expanded and dedicated enforcement authority and resources, national IP laws that meet global standards for effective IP protection, collaboration on third-country issues, and a digital enforcement pilot project.”
“developing enhanced drivers’ licenses and other secure alternatives to the passport”
“The three governments must ensure that they understand and are prepared to work with one another’s emergency protocols, particularly with respect to how and when decisions are made to restrict border traffic”
“a unified approach to effective incident response and timely business resumption. Emergency management exercises should be conducted in close cooperation with representative companies whose shipments would be affected by closures or diversions to other ports of entry”
“standardization of regulations on occupant protection, electronic stability control, driver distraction, bumper and emissions standards and regulation of fuel economy improvements”
“a trilateral effort to cooperate more closely in hemispheric and global fora. For example, Canada, Mexico, and the United States should agree on a common position in the upcoming negotiations toward an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Separately, Canada and the United States should finalize and approve their respective free trade agreements with Colombia in a timely fashion.”
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