2016 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 13 - Trade Agreements Act of 1979
Subchapter II - Technical Barriers to Trade (Standards)
Part A - Obligations of the United States
Sec. 2533 - State and private standards-related activities

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Citation 19 U.S.C. § 2533 (2016)
Section Name §2533. State and private standards-related activities
Section Text (a) In general

It is the sense of the Congress that no State agency and no private person should engage in any standards-related activity that creates unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States.

(b) Presidential action

The President shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to promote the observance by State agencies and private persons, in carrying out standards-related activities, of requirements equivalent to those imposed on Federal agencies under section 2532 of this title, and of procedures that provide for notification, participation, and publication with respect to such activities.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, §403, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 243.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 A - Obligations of the United States
Sec. 2533 - State and private standards-related activities
Contains section 2533
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 93 Stat. 243
Public Law References Public Law 96-39
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