Title 19 — Customs Duties
Chapter 24 — Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority
§ 3813. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Agreement on Agriculture
The term “Agreement on Agriculture” means the agreement referred to in section 3511(d)(2) of this title.
Agreement on Safeguards
The term “Agreement on Safeguards 1 means the agreement referred to in section 3511(d)(13) of this title.
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
The term “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures” means the agreement referred to in section 3511(d)(12) of this title.
Antidumping Agreement
The term “Antidumping Agreement“ 2 means the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 referred to in section 3511(d)(7) of this title.
Appellate Body
The term “Appellate Body” means the Appellate Body established under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
Core labor standards
The term “core labor standards” means—
the right of association;
the right to organize and bargain collectively;
a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor;
a minimum age for the employment of children; and
acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
Dispute Settlement Understanding
The term “Dispute Settlement Understanding” means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 3511(d)(16) of this title.
GATT 1994
The term “GATT 1994” has the meaning given that term in section 3501 of this title.
ILO
The term “ILO” means the International Labor Organization.
Import sensitive agricultural product
The term “import sensitive agricultural product” means an agricultural product—
with respect to which, as a result of the Uruguay Round Agreements the rate of duty was the subject of tariff reductions by the United States and, pursuant to such Agreements, was reduced on , to a rate that was not less than 97.5 percent of the rate of duty that applied to such article on ; or
which was subject to a tariff-rate quota on .
United States person
The term “United States person” means—
a United States citizen;
a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity organized under the laws of the United States; and
a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of a foreign country and is controlled by entities described in subparagraph (B) or United States citizens, or both.
Uruguay Round Agreements
The term “Uruguay Round Agreements” has the meaning given that term in section 3501(7) of this title.
World Trade Organization; WTO
The terms “World Trade Organization” and “WTO” mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
WTO Agreement
The term “WTO Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on .
WTO member
The term “WTO member” has the meaning given that term in section 3501(10) of this title.
Footnotes
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.
Trade Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–210 div. B title XXI § 2113 · 116 Stat. 933
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 3813
Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2113, Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1021
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2113, Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1021Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2113. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Agreement on agriculture.— The term “Agreement on Agriculture” means the agreement referred to in section 101(d)(2) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 35U(d)(2)). (2) Agreement on safeguards.— The term “Agreement on Safeguards means the agreement referred to in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(12)). (2) Agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures.— The term “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures” means the agreement referred to in section 101(d)(13) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(13)). (4) Antidumping agreement.— The term “Antidumping Agreement" means the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 referred to in section 101(d)(7) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(7)). (5) Appellate body.— The term “Appellate Body” means the Appellate Body established under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. (6) Core labor standards.— The term “core labor standards” means— (A) the right of association; (B) the right to organize and bargain collectively; (C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor; (D) a minimum age for the employment of children; and (E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health. (7) Dispute settlement understanding.— The term “Dispute Settlement Understanding” means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. (8) GATT 1994.— The term “GATT 1994” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501). (9) ILO.— The term “ILO” means the International Labor Organization. (10) Import sensitive agricultural product.— The term “import sensitive agricultural product” means an agricultural product— (A) with respect to which, as a result of the Uruguay Round Agreements the rate of duty was the subject of tariff reductions by the United States and, pursuant to such Agreements, was reduced on January 1, 1995, to a rate that was not less than 97.5 percent of the rate of duty that applied to such article on December 31, 1994; or (B) which was subject to a tariff-rate quota on the date of the enactment of this Act. (11) United states person.— The term “United States person” means— (A) a United States citizen; (B) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity organized under the laws of the United States; and (C) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of a foreign country and is controlled by entities described in subparagraph (B) or United States citizens, or both. (12) Uruguay round agreements.— The term “Uruguay Round Agreements” has the meaning given that term in section 2(7) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(7)). (13) World trade organization; wto.— The terms “World Trade Organization” and “WTO” mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement. (14) WTO agreement.— The term “WTO Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15,1994. (15) WTO member.— The term “WTO member” has the meaning given that term in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–429 title II § 2004(a)(19) · 118 Stat. 2434
Redesignated · 19 U.S.C. § 3813(2); 19 U.S.C. § 3813(3)
Pub. L. 108–429 redesignated second par. (2), relating to Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, as (3)
Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 3813(2); 19 U.S.C. § 3813(3)
Pub. L. 108–429 substituted “3511(d)(12)” for “3511(d)(13)”, and in par. (2) relating to Agreement on Safeguards
Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 3813(2); 19 U.S.C. § 3813(3)
Pub. L. 108–429 substituted “3511(d)(13)” for “3511(d)(12)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 108–429 redesignated second par. (2), relating to Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, as (3), substituted “3511(d)(12)” for “3511(d)(13)”, and in par. (2) relating to Agreement on Safeguards, substituted “3511(d)(13)” for “3511(d)(12)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(19) Section 2113 of the Trade Act of 2002 19 USC 3813. is amended— (A) in the first paragraph designated “(2)”, by striking “101(d)(12)” and “3511(d)(12)” and inserting “101(d)(13)” and “3511(d)(13)”, respectively; and (B) in the second paragraph designated “(2)”— (i) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (3); and (ii) by striking “101(d)(13)” and “3511(d)(13)” and inserting “101(d)(12)” and “3511(d)(12)”, respectively.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2004—Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 108–429 redesignated second par. (2), relating to Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, as (3), substituted “3511(d)(12)” for “3511(d)(13)”, and in par. (2) relating to Agreement on Safeguards, substituted “3511(d)(13)” for “3511(d)(12)”.
Credits
2002–2004 · 2 acts
- 2002Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2113, , 116 Stat. 1021
- 2004Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(a)(19), , 118 Stat. 2591.
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(Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2113, , 116 Stat. 1021; Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(a)(19), , 118 Stat. 2591.)