2013 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 13 - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 (§§ 2501 - 2582)
Subchapter II - TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) (§§ 2531 - 2578b)
Part C - Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-Related Activities (§§ 2551 - 2562)
Subpart 1 - representations alleging united states violations of obligations (§§ 2551 - 2554)
Section 2552 - Representations
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER 13 - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 SUBCHAPTER II - TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) Part C - Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-Related Activities subpart 1 - representations alleging united states violations of obligations Sec. 2552 - Representations |
Contains | section 2552 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 96-39, title IV, §422, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 103-182, title III, §351(b)(2)(A), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; Pub. L. 104-295, §21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529. |
Statutes at Large References | 93 Stat. 247 107 Stat. 2122 110 Stat. 3529 |
Public Law References | Public Law 96-39, Public Law 103-182, Public Law 104-295 |
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Any—
(1) Party to the Agreement; or
(2) foreign country that is not a Party to the Agreement but is found by the Trade Representative to extend rights and privileges to the United States that are substantially the same as those that would be so extended if that foreign country were a Party to the Agreement;
may make a representation to the Trade Representative alleging that a standards-related activity engaged in within the United States violates the obligations of the United States under the Agreement. Any such representation must be made in accordance with procedures that the Trade Representative shall by regulation prescribe and must provide a reasonable indication that the standards-related activity concerned is having a significant trade effect. No person other than a Party to the Agreement or a foreign country described in paragraph (2) may make such a representation.
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, §422, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 103–182, title III, §351(b)(2)(A), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; Pub. L. 104–295, §21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)
AMENDMENTS1996—Pub. L. 104–295 amended directory language of Pub. L. 103–182. See 1993 Amendment note below.
1993—Pub. L. 103–182, as amended by Pub. L. 104–295, substituted "Trade Representative" for "Special Representative" wherever appearing.
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