Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102

§2576a Inquiry Point

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 › § 2576a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the standards information center under section 2544 to give the public access to relevant documents and information for reasonable fees set by the Secretary of Commerce. It must tell who and how the federal government, state governments, and important non-government groups take part in international and regional standards groups, conformity-check systems, and related trade agreements (and the rules they use); where to find notices required by article 909 of the NAFTA or the info in those notices; and how federal agencies assess risk, what factors they consider, and how they set protection levels.

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Title 19, §2576a

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The standards information center maintained under section 2544 of this title shall, in addition to the functions specified therein, make available to the public relevant documents, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe, and information regarding—
(1)the membership and participation of the Federal Government, State governments, and relevant nongovernmental bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, and in bilateral and multilateral arrangements regarding standards-related measures, and the provisions of those systems and arrangements;
(2)the location of notices of the type required under article 909 of the NAFTA, or where the information contained in such notice can be obtained; and
(3)the Federal agency procedures for assessment of risk, and factors the agency considers in conducting the assessment and establishing the levels of protection that the agency considers appropriate.

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19 U.S.C. § 2576a

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102