§4210 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter and gives short meanings for them. Agreement on Agriculture — the trade agreement named in section 3511(d)(2) of this title. Agreement on Safeguards — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(13). Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(12). Antidumping Agreement — the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 named in section 3511(d)(7). Appellate Body — the WTO appeals body created under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. Common multilateral environmental agreement — any listed international environmental treaty (for example CITES, the Montreal Protocol, MARPOL protocol, Ramsar, Antarctic marine conservation, the whaling convention, and the Inter‑American Tropical Tuna Commission) or any other similar treaty both the United States and other negotiating parties agree to include. Core labor standards — five basic labor rights: freedom of association; the right to collective bargaining; elimination of forced labor; abolition and prohibition of the worst forms of child labor; and no discrimination in employment. Dispute Settlement Understanding — the WTO dispute rules named in section 3511(d)(16). Enabling Clause — the GATT decision L/4903 adopted November 28, 1979. Environmental laws — U.S. federal environmental statutes and regulations enforceable by the federal government. GATT 1994 — as defined in section 3501 of this title. General Agreement on Trade in Services — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(14). Government Procurement Agreement — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(17). ILO — the International Labor Organization. Import sensitive agricultural product — an agricultural item that either had its U.S. duty reduced on January 1, 1995 to not less than 97.5% of the December 31, 1994 rate, or that was subject to a tariff‑rate quota on June 29, 2015. Information Technology Agreement — the WTO Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products agreed December 13, 1996. Internationally recognized core labor standards — the core labor standards set out in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998). Labor laws — a party’s statutes and regulations directly related to core labor standards and other protections for children, wages, hours, and workplace safety; for the United States this means federal laws and regulations only. United States person — a U.S. citizen; an entity organized under U.S. law; or a foreign entity controlled by U.S. entities or U.S. citizens. Uruguay Round Agreements, WTO, WTO Agreement, and WTO member — as those terms are defined elsewhere in this title (WTO Agreement entered into April 15, 1994).