§3107 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

The President may pay money to people who lose out because of a trade action if two things happen. First, the President acted under section 3105(a) about a foreign country. Second, that action is later found to violate the United States’ international obligations, including the WTO Agreement and the multilateral trade agreements (see paragraphs (9) and (4) of section 3501 for those terms).

Title 19, §3107

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If—

(1)the President has taken action under section 3105(a) of this title with respect to any foreign country, and

(2)such action is found to be inconsistent with the international obligations of the United States, including the WTO Agreement and the multilateral trade agreements (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (9) and (4), respectively, of section 3501 of this title),

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–465 substituted “the WTO Agreement and the multilateral trade agreements (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (9) and (4), respectively, of section 3501 of this title)” for “the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 621(b) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 1677k of this title.

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