19 U.S.C. § 2552: Representations

§2552 Representations

Title 19 › CHAPTER 13 — TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › SUBCHAPTER II — TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part C — Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-Related Activities › subpart 1 — representations alleging united states violations of obligations › § 2552

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A Party to the Agreement, or a foreign country the Trade Representative finds gives the United States substantially the same rights, may make a formal complaint to the Trade Representative that a standards-related activity in the United States violates U.S. obligations under the Agreement. The complaint must follow rules the Trade Representative creates by regulation and must give a reasonable indication that the activity is having a significant effect on trade. No one else may make such a complaint.

Title 19, §2552

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Any—

(1)Party to the Agreement; or

(2)foreign country that is not a Party to the Agreement but is found by the Trade Representative to extend rights and privileges to the United States that are substantially the same as those that would be so extended if that foreign country were a Party to the Agreement;

may make a representation to the Trade Representative alleging that a standards-related activity engaged in within the United States violates the obligations of the United States under the Agreement. Any such representation must be made in accordance with procedures that the Trade Representative shall by regulation prescribe and must provide a reasonable indication that the standards-related activity concerned is having a significant trade effect. No person other than a Party to the Agreement or a foreign country described in paragraph (2) may make such a representation.

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Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–295 amended directory language of Pub. L. 103–182. See 1993 Amendment note below. 1993—Pub. L. 103–182, as amended by Pub. L. 104–295, substituted “Trade Representative” for “Special Representative” wherever appearing.

§2552 Representations

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