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type: "LegalText"
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title: "19 U.S.C. § 2575b"
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description: "Subpart definitions"
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title_number: 19
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title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
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chapter_number: "13"
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chapter_name: "TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979"
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section: "2575b"
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citation: "19 U.S.C. § 2575b"
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# 19 U.S.C. § 2575b - Subpart definitions
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## Text
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Notwithstanding section 2571 of this title, for purposes of this subpart—
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(1) Animal The term “animal” includes fish, bees, and wild fauna.
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(2) Approval procedure The term “approval procedure” means any registration, notification, or other mandatory administrative procedure for—
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(A) approving the use of an additive for a stated purpose or under stated conditions, or
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(B) establishing a tolerance for a stated purpose or under stated conditions for a contaminant,
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in a food, beverage, or feedstuff prior to permitting the use of the additive or the marketing of a food, beverage, or feedstuff containing the additive or contaminant.
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(3) Contaminant The term “contaminant” includes pesticide and veterinary drug residues and extraneous matter.
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(4) Control or inspection procedure The term “control or inspection procedure” means any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a sanitary or phytosanitary measure is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation, verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, certification, or other procedure involving the physical examination of a good, of the packaging of a good, or of the equipment or facilities directly related to production, marketing, or use of a good, but does not mean an approval procedure.
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(5) Plant The term “plant” includes wild flora.
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(6) Risk assessment The term “risk assessment” means an evaluation of—
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(A) the potential for the introduction, establishment or spread of a pest or disease and associated biological and economic consequences; or
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(B) the potential for adverse effects on human or animal life or health arising from the presence of an additive, contaminant, toxin or disease-causing organism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff.
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(7) Sanitary or phytosanitary measure (A) In general The term “sanitary or phytosanitary measure” means a measure to—
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(i) protect animal or plant life or health in the United States from risks arising from the introduction, establishment, or spread of a pest or disease;
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(ii) protect human or animal life or health in the United States from risks arising from the presence of an additive, contaminant, toxin, or disease-causing organism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff;
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(iii) protect human life or health in the United States from risks arising from a disease-causing organism or pest carried by an animal or plant, or a product thereof; or
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(iv) prevent or limit other damage in the United States arising from the introduction, establishment, or spread of a pest.
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(B) Form The form of a sanitary or phytosanitary measure includes—
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(i) end product criteria;
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(ii) a product-related processing or production method;
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(iii) a testing, inspection, certification, or approval procedure;
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(iv) a relevant statistical method;
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(v) a sampling procedure;
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(vi) a method of risk assessment;
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(vii) a packaging and labeling requirement directly related to food safety; and
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(viii) a quarantine treatment, such as a relevant requirement associated with the transportation of animals or plants or with material necessary for their survival during transportation.
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(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 463, as added Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2119.)
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