Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§3536 Increased transparency
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS › Part Part C— - Uruguay Round Implementation and Dispute Settlement › § 3536
Summary
Trade Representative must push the WTO to adopt rules to increase openness and explain the costs and benefits of trade actions, applying to WTO bodies and dispute panels under the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
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Title 19, §3536
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The Trade Representative shall seek the adoption by the Ministerial Conference and General Council of procedures that will ensure broader application of the principle of transparency and clarification of the costs and benefits of trade policy actions, through the observance of open and equitable procedures in trade matters by the Ministerial Conference and the General Council, and by the dispute settlement panels and the Appellate Body under the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
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Effective Date
Section effective on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 130 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title.
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19 U.S.C. § 3536
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73