2015 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs (Sections 1 - 2252)
Chapter 9 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Sections 301 - 399f)
Subchapter III - Prohibited Acts and Penalties (Sections 331 - 337a)
Sec. 337a - Extraterritorial jurisdiction

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 9 - FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
SUBCHAPTER III - PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES
Sec. 337a - Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Containssection 337a
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJune 25, 1938, ch. 675, §311, as added Pub. L. 112-144, title VII, §718, July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1077.
Statutes at Large Reference126 Stat. 1077
Public and Private LawPublic Law 112-144

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21 U.S.C. § 337a (2015)
§337a. Extraterritorial jurisdiction

There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over any violation of this chapter relating to any article regulated under this chapter if such article was intended for import into the United States or if any act in furtherance of the violation was committed in the United States.

(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §311, as added Pub. L. 112–144, title VII, §718, July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1077.)

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