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At the WTO's Eleventh Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December 2017, Members agreed to several important outcomes, including a Ministerial decision on fisheries subsidies and a joint declaration on electronic commerce. Regarding fisheries subsidies, which is an issue that impacts our oceans and our economies, the United States is working with other Members to finalize a meaningful agreement to prohibit harmful fisheries subsidies, such as those that contribute to overfishing and overcapacity or which support illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

In August 2017, the United States began negotiations with Canada and Mexico to address remaining market access barriers, and to modernize and rebalance the obligations between the Parties, including by bringing the labor and environment obligations that had been included in supplemental agreements into the core body of the agreement. On September 30, 2018, the three Parties announced they had reached agreement on the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The United States Chile FTA entered into force on 1 January 2004. The United States-Chile FTA (…) requires effective labor and environmental enforcement. Two-way goods trade totalled US$27.8 billion in 2016, with U.S. goods exports to Chile totalling US$17.2 billion. As of 1 January 2015, all products became duty free under the Agreement.

The Agreement established an Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) under the environment chapter. The related U.S.-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) established an Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC). In 2017 and 2018, the United States and Colombia worked on an agreement establishing a secretariat to receive and consider submissions from the public on matters regarding enforcement of environmental laws pursuant to Article 18.8 of the CTPA, which was finalized in July 2018. The secretariat is housed in Colombia and is intended to promote public participation in the identification and resolution of issues regarding each party's enforcement of its environmental laws.

The United States and Morocco held the fifth meeting of the FTA Joint Committee (JC) on October 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. and Moroccan officials noted productive bilateral environmental and labor-related cooperation under the Labor and Environment FTA Subcommittees, (...)

The Agreement established an Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) under the environment chapter. The related U.S.-Panama Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) established an Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC). In August 2016, the agreement establishing the secretariat for environmental enforcement matters pursuant to Article 18.8 of the Panama TPA entered into force. The secretariat mechanism is housed in Panama and is intended to promote public participation in the identification and resolution of issues regarding each party's enforcement of its environmental laws. (...)

The United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) entered into force on 1 February 2009. The PTPA (…) strengthens protection for (…) the environment.

The PTPA also established the United States-Peru Forest Sector Subcommittee, the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC), and the Environmental Cooperation Commission. The Subcommittee serves as a forum for the Parties to exchange views and share information on any matter arising under the PTPA's Annex on Forest Sector Governance (Forest Annex). Through the EAC, the United States and Peru have had robust engagement concerning the implementation of the environmental obligations under the PTPA Environment Chapter and the Forest Annex. For additional information concerning U.S. engagement with Peru on these issues (...)

Since the last U.S. Trade Policy Review, the United States made significant progress on a range of trade and environment matters in multiple fora, including through multilateral, regional and bilateral trade initiatives.

In August 2017, the United States, Mexico, and Canada formally launched the renegotiation of the NAFTA. On 30 September 2018, the United States, Mexico, and Canada completed a comprehensive renegotiation of the NAFTA, including the most comprehensive set of enforceable environmental obligations of any previous U.S. trade agreement. These include commitments relating to harmful fisheries subsidies; wildlife trafficking; illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; the protection of marine species; marine litter; sustainable forest management; air quality; and public participation and environmental cooperation.