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Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73

§4011 Approval and entry into force of the Agreement

Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT › § 4011

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress approves the Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement signed August 5, 2004, with Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and it approves the Administration’s plan to carry out the agreement. Both were sent to Congress on June 23, 2005. When the President finds a listed country has made the changes needed for the agreement to take effect on its start date, the President may make the agreement take effect for any such country that is ready.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4011

Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Pursuant to section 3805 of this title and section 2191 of this title, the Congress approves—
(1)the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement entered into on August 5, 2004, with the Governments of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and submitted to the Congress on June 23, 2005; and
(2)the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to the Congress on June 23, 2005.
(b)At such time as the President determines that countries listed in subsection (a)(1) have taken measures necessary to comply with the provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to provide for the Agreement to enter into force with respect to those countries that provide for the Agreement to enter into force for them.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53, see Effective and Termination Dates note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective and Termination Dates Section effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force (Mar. 1, 2006) and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4011

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73