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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§4015 Judicial Review; Admissibility

Title 15 › CHAPTER 66 — PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE › SUBCHAPTER II — EXPORT TRADE CERTIFICATES OF REVIEW › § 4015

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the Secretary grants, denies, changes, or cancels a certificate of review (or an amendment to one), anyone hurt by that decision can go to a U.S. district court within 30 days and ask the court to set the decision aside as wrong. Except for that 30-day court challenge, other actions by the Secretary or the Attorney General under this part cannot be reviewed by a court. If the Secretary denies, changes, or cancels a certificate, that decision and the reasons given cannot be used as evidence in any administrative or court case to support an antitrust claim.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §4015

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)District court review of grants or denials; erroneous determination
If the Secretary grants or denies, in whole or in part, an application for a certificate of review or for an amendment to a certificate, or revokes or modifies a certificate pursuant to section 4014(b) of this title, any person aggrieved by such determination may, within 30 days of the determination, bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that such determination is erroneous.
(b)Exclusive provision for review
Except as provided in subsection (a), no action by the Secretary or the Attorney General pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to judicial review.
(c)Inadmissibility in antitrust proceedings
If the Secretary denies, in whole or in part, an application for a certificate of review or for an amendment to a certificate, or revokes or amends a certificate, neither the negative determination nor the statement of reasons therefor shall be admissible in evidence, in any administrative or judicial proceeding, in support of any claim under the antitrust laws.

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 8, 1982, see section 312 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. § 4015

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110