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Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§4012 Application for Issuance of Certificate of Review

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

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

A person who wants a certificate of review must give the Secretary a written application that only covers export trade and uses the form and information the agency’s rules require, including market data. Within 10 days the Secretary must publish a notice in the Federal Register naming the applicant and describing the conduct. Within 7 days the Secretary must send the Attorney General the application, any submitted materials, and other relevant information, including market share.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §4012

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(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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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after

Effective Date

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 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60