§4210 Definitions

Summary

Lists and explains the main words used in this chapter, naming trade agreements, labor and environmental terms, and who counts as a United States person. Agreement on Agriculture — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(2). Agreement on Safeguards — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(13). Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(12). Antidumping Agreement — the agreement that implements Article VI of GATT 1994, named in section 3511(d)(7). Appellate Body — the appeals body set up under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. Common multilateral environmental agreement — any listed international environmental treaty that both the U.S. and at least one other negotiating party have joined, including their protocols, amendments, annexes, or adjustments; the listed treaties include CITES (Washington, March 3, 1973), the Montreal Protocol (September 16, 1987), the 1978 Protocol to MARPOL (February 17, 1978), the Ramsar Convention (February 2, 1971), the Convention on Antarctic Marine Living Resources (May 20, 1980), the International Whaling Convention (December 2, 1946), and the Inter‑American Tropical Tuna Commission (May 31, 1949), and parties may agree to add other full‑party environmental or conservation treaties. Core labor standards — freedom of association; the right to bargain collectively; elimination of forced labor; abolition of child labor and a ban on its worst forms; and elimination of employment discrimination. Dispute Settlement Understanding — the rules and procedures for settling disputes, named in section 3511(d)(16). Enabling Clause — the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (L/4903), adopted November 28, 1979, under GATT 1947. Environmental laws — for the U.S., federal environmental statutes and regulations that the federal government can enforce. GATT 1994 — as defined in section 3501. General Agreement on Trade in Services — the agreement named in section 3511(d)(14). Government Procurement Agreement — the Agreement on Government Procurement named in section 3511(d)(17). ILO — the International Labor Organization. Import sensitive agricultural product — either a product whose U.S. duty was cut under the Uruguay Round to no less than 97.5% of its December 31, 1994 rate as of January 1, 1995, or a product subject to a tariff‑rate quota on June 29, 2015. Information Technology Agreement — the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products agreed at Singapore on December 13, 1996. Internationally recognized core labor standards — the core labor standards as stated in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow‑Up (1998). Labor laws — laws that cover core labor standards and protections for children, wages, hours, and workplace safety; for the U.S., this means federal laws and rules, not state or local ones. United States person — a U.S. citizen; an entity organized under U.S. law; or a foreign entity controlled by U.S. entities or citizens. Uruguay Round Agreements — as defined in section 3501(7). World Trade Organization/WTO — the organization created by the WTO Agreement. WTO Agreement — the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization signed April 15, 1994. WTO member — as defined in section 3501(10).