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2. Safeguards: A price-based special safeguard mechanism for perishable 

 commodities must be included. Markets for these commodities are too sensitive and 

 react with too much speed to be adequately addressed with the volume-based 

 mechanism currently found in the agreement. 



3. Labor and Environmental Standards: Mexico's occupational safety and health, 

 pesticide and environmental standards must be harmonized with the United States prior 

 to the implementation of the agreement. No tariff reductions or other provisions of the 

 agreement should be implemented until equivalent regulatory and enforcement practices 

 are achieved. 



4. Data Collection: A database must be developed and maintained on the U.S. and 

 Mexican agricultural sectors for the purpose of assessing the agreement's impact on the 

 industry. 



