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The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) oversees trilateral cooperation on environmental matters. The United States, together with Mexico and Canada, have continued efforts to ensure that trade liberalization and environmental policies are mutually supportive, including by having trade and environment officials participate in the development of the CEC's work plans.

A major accomplishment in 2015 was the implementation by most APEC economies of APEC Leaders' ground-breaking 2011 commitment to reduce their tariffs on an agreed list of environmental goods to 5% or less by 2015. (...)

The central oversight body for the Agreement is the United States-Bahrain Joint Committee (JC), chaired jointly by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Dates for the third meeting of the JC have not yet been set, but when scheduled, officials of the two governments expect to discuss a broad range of trade issues, including efforts to increase bilateral trade and investment levels, possible cooperation in the broader MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and additional cooperative efforts related to labor rights and environmental protection.

The United States Chile FTA entered into force on 1 January 2004. The United States-Chile FTA eliminates tariffs and opens markets, reduces barriers to trade in services, provides protection for intellectual property, ensures regulatory transparency, guarantees non-discrimination in the trade of digital products, commits the Parties to maintain competition laws that prohibit anticompetitive business conduct, and requires effective labor and environmental enforcement. Two-way goods trade totalled US$24.2 billion in 2015, with U.S. goods exports to Chile totalling US$15.4 billion. As of 1 January 2015, all products became duty free under the Agreement.

In December 2013, both the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) under the CTPA (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement) and the Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC) under the United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), which entered into force on 28 June 2013, met. The Council and Commission also held a public session pursuant to the CTPA environment chapter and the ECA. The EAC reviewed implementation of the Environment Chapter of the CTPA including actions taken by both countries to increase levels of environmental protection, ensure effective enforcement of environmental laws, and provide opportunities for public participation in environmental governance and the trade policy-setting processes. The ECC reviewed ongoing environmental cooperation activities and approved and signed the first United States-Colombia Work Program for Environmental Cooperation under the ECA, which provides a robust framework for advancing environmental cooperation in the coming years. In 2015 and 2016, the United States and Colombia made progress toward the establishment of an independent secretariat to receive and consider submissions from the public on matters regarding enforcement of environmental laws pursuant to Article 18.8 of the CTPA, and hope to finalize the agreement in 2016 or early 2017. The secretariat mechanism 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 fourth meeting of the FTA Joint Committee (JC) on February 20, 2015 in Rabat. U.S. and Moroccan officials noted productive bilateral environmental and labor-related cooperation under the Labor and Environment FTA Subcommittees, which had met in September and October 2014, respectively. (...)

The central oversight body for the FTA is the United States-Oman Joint Committee, chaired jointly by the U.S. Trade Representative and the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dates for the third meeting of the JC have not yet been set, but when scheduled, officials of the two governments expect to discuss a broad range of trade issues including efforts to increase bilateral trade and investment levels, possible cooperation in the broader Middle East and North Africa region, and additional cooperative efforts related to labor rights and environmental protection.

The Agreement establishes an Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) under the environment chapter. The related U.S.-Panama Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) establishes an Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC). In December 2015, the United States and Panama signed an agreement establishing the secretariat for environmental enforcement matters, which is housed at the Water Center for Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC). The agreement entered into force in August 2016.

The United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) entered into force on 1 February 2009. The PTPA eliminates tariffs and removes barriers to U.S. services, provides a secure, predictable legal framework for investors, and strengthens protection for intellectual property, workers, and the environment. The United States' two-way goods trade with Peru was an estimated US$13.8 billion in 2015, with U.S. goods exports to Peru totalling US$8.7 billion.

The PTPA (United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement) also established the United States-Peru Forest Sector Subcommittee and the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC). 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), and 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. In June 2015, the EAC met in Lima, Peru along with the Forest Sector Subcommittee and the Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC). The Parties reviewed progress under the Forest Sector Annex, including the launch of a new Peruvian Forest and Wildlife Service in August 2014. The Parties also signed an agreement to establish the secretariat for environmental matters, an independent body to receive public submissions concerning environmental enforcement and approved and ECC Work Program for 2015–2018 which lays out a plan for continued support for Peru. As provided for under the Forest Annex, in February 2016 the United States requested the Government of Peru to verify that a 2015 timber shipment exported to the United States complied with applicable Peruvian laws and regulations. The United States responded to the verification findings with a set of recommended actions and intends to work with the Government of Peru to implement reforms to improve enforcement of Peruvian forestry laws.