2013 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 26 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE (§§ 4001 - 4112)
Section 4001 - Purposes
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 26 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE Sec. 4001 - Purposes |
Contains | section 4001 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | 'Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act'."</p> |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-53, §2, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 463. |
Statutes at Large References | 119 Stat. 463, 462, 466 |
Public Law References | Public Law 109-53 |
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua entered into under the authority of section 3803(b) of this title;
(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua for their mutual benefit;
(3) to establish free trade between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
(Pub. L. 109–53, §2, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 463.)
Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53, see Effective and Termination Dates note below.
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 109–53, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 462, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATESPub. L. 109–53, title I, §107, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 466, provided that:
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[For definition of "CAFTA–DR country" as used in section 107(c) of Pub. L. 109–53, set out above, see section 4002 of this title.]
SHORT TITLEPub. L. 109–53, §1(a), Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 462, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 58c, 1508, 1514, 1520, 1592, 2252, 2518, 2702, and 2703 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 2702 of this title] may be cited as the 'Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act'."
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