NAFTA'S ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE AGREEMENT

            A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

                                 
                                 PREPARED BY:
                       
                                 Mary E. Kelly
                                 Director

              September 1993


           TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE   COMPARISON OF FINAL TEXT WITH NEGOTIATING POSITIONS

PART TWO   REVIEW OF KEY FEATURES OF THE ENVIRONMENT SIDE AGREEMENT

I.   Introduction

II.  Summary of Findings

      A.  Citizen Participation
      B.  Citizen Access to Information
      C.  Nature of CEC Recommendations
      D.  Funding

III. Citizen Participation

      A.  Public Advisory Board
      B.  Citizen Submission Process
      C.  Public Hearings 
      D.  Participation in Dispute Resolution/Sanctions Process
      
IV.  Citizen Access to Information

      A.  Background
      B.  Access to Decisions, Reports of the CEC
      C.  Access to Documents of CEC

V.   CEC Recommendations

VI.  Funding