Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§4516 Trade Representative Authority
Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER I — APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE USMCA › § 4516
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The U.S. Trade Representative may negotiate with a USMCA signatory country that has not passed implementing laws to bring parts of the agreement into force.
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Title 19, §4516
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If a country (other than the United States) that has signed the USMCA does not enact implementing legislation, the Trade Representative is authorized to enter into negotiations with the other country that has signed the USMCA to consider how the applicable provisions of the USMCA can come into force with respect to the United States and that other country as promptly as possible.
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19 U.S.C. § 4516
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102