§ 3501. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3501]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 22--URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 103-465, Sec. 2, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4813.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103-465, Dec. 8, 1994, 108
Stat. 4809, known as the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
below and Tables.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in
par. (2), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized
Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.
Short Title
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 103-465 provided that: ``This Act [see
Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Uruguay Round Agreements
Act'.''
Uruguay Round Agreements: Entry Into Force
The Uruguay Round Agreements, including the World Trade Organization
Agreement and agreements annexed to that Agreement, as referred to in
section 3511(d) of this title, entered into force with respect to the
United States on Jan. 1, 1995. See note set out under section 3511 of
this title.
Act Referred to in Other Sections
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act is referred to in title 6 section
212.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1671, 1677, 1677k, 2252,
2462, 2571, 2578b, 2702, 2905, 2906, 3107, 3111, 3202, 3203, 3535, 3803,
3813 of this title; title 7 sections 624, 7991; title 15 section 1052;
title 16 sections 620, 620c; title 17 sections 101, 104A; title 22
sections 262n-2, 286gg, 1978, 5712, 6903; title 35 section 104; title 42
sections 2296b, 2296b-6, 6374; title 49, section 50103.
