republic-os/legal/us/code/title-19/chapter-22/section-3531.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, corpus, kind, title_number, title_name, chapter_number, chapter_name, section, citation, status, release_point, release_date, source, source_url, source_identifier, source_file, source_hash, raw_snapshot_hash, text_hash, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	corpus	kind	title_number	title_name	chapter_number	chapter_name	section	citation	status	release_point	release_date	source	source_url	source_identifier	source_file	source_hash	raw_snapshot_hash	text_hash	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
LegalText	19 U.S.C. § 3531	Definitions	us	united_states_code	code_section	19	CUSTOMS DUTIES	22	URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS	3531	19 U.S.C. § 3531	current	119-100	2026-06-26	official	https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc19@119-100.zip	/us/usc/t19/s3531	data/legal/raw/us/code/title-19/usc19.xml	33967642db6bbe8a9d274628a09c7b744a9d5f127cebbfaae20abc40a4b51a96	c90da65eeb9b6895d254e48af923eedc3b1275c7e88d986eb56f934bfcdfdf5c	4d6de93a5589e05e8971be050e663bb2806ff9cf664721e8ff325ebfc45bfdfc	2026-07-04	official	legal us-code

19 U.S.C. § 3531 - Definitions

Text

For purposes of this part:

(1) Administering authority The term “administering authority” has the meaning given that term in section 1677(1) of this title.

(2) Appellate Body The term “Appellate Body” means the Appellate Body established under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

(3) Appropriate congressional committees; congressional committees (A) Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the committees referred to in subparagraph (B) and any other committees of the Congress that have jurisdiction involving the matter with respect to which consultations are to be held.

(B) Congressional committees The term “congressional committees” means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

(4) Dispute settlement panel; panel The terms “dispute settlement panel” and “panel” mean a panel established pursuant to Article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

(5) Dispute Settlement Body The term “Dispute Settlement Body” means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

(6) 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.

(7) General Council The term “General Council” means the General Council established under paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.

(8) Ministerial Conference The term “Ministerial Conference” means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.

(9) Other terms The terms “Antidumping Agreement”, “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures”, and “Safeguards Agreement” mean the agreements referred to in section 3511(d)(7), (12), and (13) of this title, respectively.

(Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 121, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4828.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 121 to 130) of title I of Pub. L. 103–465, which enacted this part, amended sections 1516a, 2155, and 2254 of this title, and enacted provisions set out below. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DatePub. L. 103–465, title I, § 130, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4839, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle C (§§ 121–130) of title I of Pub. L. 103–465, enacting this part and amending sections 1516a, 2155, and 2254 of this title] and the amendments made by this subtitle take effect on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995).”