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Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§4012 Application for issuance of certificate of review

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 66— - PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - EXPORT TRADE CERTIFICATES OF REVIEW › § 4012

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

To get a certificate of review, a person must send the Secretary a written application that says it covers only export trade and includes the forms and market information the rules require. Within 10 days of receiving the application, the Secretary must publish in the Federal Register who applied and what conduct is described. Within 7 days, the Secretary must give the Attorney General the application, any materials sent with it, and other related information the Secretary has, including the applicant’s market share.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §4012

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)To apply for a certificate of review, a person shall submit to the Secretary a written application which—
(1)specifies conduct limited to export trade, and
(2)is in a form and contains any information, including information pertaining to the overall market in which the applicant operates, required by rule or regulation promulgated under section 4020 of this title.
(b)(1)Within ten days after an application submitted under subsection (a) is received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice that announces that an application for a certificate of review has been submitted, identifies each person submitting the application, and describes the conduct for which the application is submitted.
(2)Not later than seven days after an application submitted under subsection (a) is received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall transmit to the Attorney General—
(A)a copy of the application,
(B)any information submitted to the Secretary in connection with the application, and
(C)any other relevant information (as determined by the Secretary) in the possession of the Secretary, including information regarding the market share of the applicant in the line of commerce to which the conduct specified in the application relates.

Legislative History

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Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after

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of

Rules and Regulations

first promulgated under section 4020 of this title, see section 312(b) of Pub. L. 97–290 set out as a note under section 4011 of this title.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 4012

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73