Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§2562 Consideration of Standards-related Activities by an International Forum
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 2 — other proceedings regarding certain standards-related activities › § 2562
Summary
U.S. courts and agencies cannot pause domestic standards because an international forum is reviewing them.
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Title 19, §2562
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No standards-related activity being engaged in within the United States may be stayed in any judicial or administrative proceeding on the basis that such activity is currently being considered, pursuant to the Agreement, by an international forum.
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19 U.S.C. § 2562
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102