Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§4016 Arbitration of Claims
Title 19 › CHAPTER 26 — DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE › SUBCHAPTER I — APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT › § 4016
Summary
Allows the United States to resolve claims against it under art. 10.16.1(a)(i)(C) or (b)(i)(C) via ISDS (sec. B, ch. 10).
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Title 19, §4016
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The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the United States covered by article 10.16.1(a)(i)(C) or article 10.16.1(b)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of the Agreement.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53, see Effective and Termination Dates note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective and Termination Dates Section effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force (Mar. 1, 2006) and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 4016
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102