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Executive Order 12662
Implementing the United States-Canada Free-Trade Implementation Act
Signed by Ronald Wilson Reagan on December 31, 1988.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_12662,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 12662: Implementing the United States-Canada Free-Trade Implementation Act}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12662}},
note = {Reference number eo-12662; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1988.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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Superseded in part by
EO 12889, December 27, 1993
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.