PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must run the U.S. side of the agreement and make sure its standards are followed. The Secretary can pick groups to inspect or test equipment; give certificates of compliance as described in annex 1, appendix 1, paragraph 4; write rules to carry out the agreement (including stopping or refusing designations or certificates when needed); do regular on-site checks of facilities and procedures; require reports and require people or groups to keep records and show them on request; tell other parties, through the U.S. Secretary of State, about general measures taken; and take other actions needed to implement the agreement.

Title 7, §4403

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary of Agriculture of the United States shall be the competent authority to implement the agreement. To ensure compliance with the standards specified in the agreement, the Secretary of Agriculture may—

(1)designate appropriate organizations to inspect or test equipment, or both;

(2)issue certificates of compliance in accordance with annex 1, appendix 1, paragraph 4 of the agreement;

(3)prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement the agreement and administer this chapter, including, but not limited to, provision for suspending or denying the designation of any organization to inspect or test equipment and for denying the issuance of certificates of compliance as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations issued thereunder;

(4)make periodic onsite inspections of facilities and procedures used by those seeking certificates of compliance and by organizations designated to test or inspect equipment under this chapter;

(5)require submission of reports by those seeking certificates of compliance and by organizations designated to test or inspect equipment under this chapter;

(6)require maintenance of records by those seeking certificates of compliance and by organizations designated to test or inspect equipment under this chapter, such records to be made available to the Secretary upon request;

(7)inform contracting parties, through the Secretary of State of the United States, of all general measures taken in connection with the implementation of the agreement; and

(8)take such other action as may be considered appropriate to implement the agreement and administer this chapter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in pars. (3) to (6) and (8), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 97–325, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1603, known as the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4401 of this title and Tables.

§4403 Duties of Secretary of Agriculture