§3551 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

The President must ask for a working party in GATT 1947 and, once the WTO Agreement takes effect for the United States, in the WTO. The group must study how internationally recognized worker rights (defined in section 2467(4)) relate to those organizations. It should look at links between trade and those rights, the trade effects of denying them, ways to address those effects, and coordination with the International Labor Organization. The President must report to Congress by 1 year after December 8, 1994, on progress and U.S. objectives.

Title 19, §3551

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(a)The President shall seek the establishment in the GATT 1947, and, upon entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States, in the WTO, of a working party to examine the relationship of internationally recognized worker rights, as defined in section 2467(4) of this title, to the articles, objectives, and related instruments of the GATT 1947 and of the WTO, respectively.

(b)The objectives of the United States for the working party described in subsection (a) are to—

(1)explore the linkage between international trade and internationally recognized worker rights, as defined in section 2467(4) of this title, taking into account differences in the level of development among countries;

(2)examine the effects on international trade of the systematic denial of such rights;

(3)consider ways to address such effects; and

(4)develop methods to coordinate the work program of the working party with the International Labor Organization.

(c)The President shall report to the Congress, not later than 1 year after December 8, 1994, on the progress made in establishing the working party under this section, and on United States objectives with respect to the working party’s work program.

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1996—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–188 substituted “2467(4)” for “2462(a)(4)”.

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of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–188 applicable to articles entered on or after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application, see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104–188, set out as an

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note under section 2461 of this title.

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Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 138, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4842, provided that: “(a) In General.—Except as provided in section 136(d) [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 5001 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code] and subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle [subtitle D (§§ 131–138) of title I of Pub. L. 103–465, enacting this part, amending section 5001, 5002, 5005, 5007, 5061, 5131, 5132, 5134, and 7652 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 5001 of Title 26] and the

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made by this subtitle take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 1994]. “(b) section 132 and 135.—section 132 and 135 [enacting section 3552 and 3555 of this title] take effect on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States [Jan. 1, 1995].”

Executive Documents

Uruguay Round Agreements: Entry Into ForceThe 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.

§3551 Working party on worker rights

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