Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 19 : Section 3501


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 3501. Definitions

      For purposes of this Act:
      (1) GATT 1947; GATT 1994
        (A) GATT 1947
          The term "GATT 1947" means the General Agreement on Tariffs
        and Trade, dated October 30, 1947, annexed to the Final Act
        Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the
        Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade
        and Employment, as subsequently rectified, amended, or modified
        by the terms of legal instruments which have entered into force
        before the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.
        (B) GATT 1994
          The term "GATT 1994" means the General Agreement on Tariffs
        and Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement.
      (2) HTS
        The term "HTS" means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
      United States.
      (3) International Trade Commission
        The term "International Trade Commission" means the United
      States International Trade Commission.
      (4) Multilateral trade agreement
        The term "multilateral trade agreement" means an agreement
      described in section 3511(d) of this title (other than an
      agreement described in paragraph (17) or (18) of such section).
      (5) Schedule XX
        The term "Schedule XX" means Schedule XX - United States of
      America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.
      (6) Trade Representative
        The term "Trade Representative" means the United States Trade
      Representative.
      (7) Uruguay Round Agreements
        The term "Uruguay Round Agreements" means the agreements
      approved by the Congress under section 3511(a)(1) of this title.
      (8) World Trade Organization and WTO
        The terms "World Trade Organization" and "WTO" mean the
      organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
      (9) WTO Agreement
        The term "WTO Agreement" means the Agreement Establishing the
      World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994.
      (10) WTO member and WTO member country
        The terms "WTO member" and "WTO member country" mean a state,
      or separate customs territory (within the meaning of Article XII
      of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States
      applies the WTO Agreement.



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