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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Chapter 18 — Implementation of Harmonized Tariff Schedule

§ 3003. Congressional approval of United States accession to the Convention

Statutory text

(a)

Congressional approval

The Congress approves the accession by the United States of America to the Convention.

(b)

Acceptance of final legal text of Convention by President

The President may accept for the United States the final legal instruments embodying the Convention. The President shall submit a copy of each final instrument to the Congress on the date it becomes available.

(c)

Unspecified private remedies not created

Neither the entry into force with respect to the United States of the Convention nor the enactment of this chapter may be construed as creating any private right of action or remedy for which provision is not explicitly made under this chapter or under other laws of the United States.

(d)

Termination

The provisions of section 2135(a) of this title do not apply to the Convention.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–418 title I § 1203 · 102 Stat. 1107

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 3003

    (Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1203, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1148.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1203, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1148.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1203. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES ACCESSION TO THE CONVENTION. (a) Congressional Approval.— The Congress approves the accession by the United States of America to the Convention. (b) Acceptance of the Final Legal Text of the Convention by the President.— The President may accept for the United States the final legal instruments embodying the Convention. The President shall submit a copy of each final instrument to the Congress on the date it becomes available. (c) Unspecified Private Remedies Not Created.— Neither the entry into force with respect to the United States of the Convention nor the enactment of this subtitle may be construed as creating any private right of action or remedy for which provision is not explicitly made under this subtitle or under other laws of the United States. (d) Termination.— The provisions of section 125(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135(a)) do not apply to the Convention.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle B (§§ 1201 to 1217) of title I of Pub. L. 100–418, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this subtitle to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1203, , 102 Stat. 1148.)

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