Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§2576 General

Title 19 › CHAPTER 13 — TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › SUBCHAPTER II — TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part E — Standards and Measures Under the North American Free Trade Agreement › subpart 2 — standards-related measures › § 2576

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies may carry out work on standards and safety measures to protect people, animals, plants, health, the environment, or consumers, and they may set the level of protection they think is appropriate. This subpart does not apply to (1) technical specifications the agency makes for its own production or consumption, or (2) sanitary or phytosanitary measures under subpart 1.

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Title 19, §2576

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(a)No bar to engaging in standards activity

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed—

(1)to prohibit a Federal agency from engaging in activity related to standards-related measures, including any such measure relating to safety, the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers; or

(2)to limit the authority of a Federal agency to determine the level it considers appropriate of safety or of protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers.

(b)Exclusion

This subpart does not apply to—

(1)technical specifications prepared by a Federal agency for production or consumption requirements of the agency; or

(2)sanitary or phytosanitary measures under subpart 1.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2576

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110