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19 U.S.C. § 2578a — Inquiry point

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19 U.S.C. § 2578a — Inquiry point

The standards information center maintained under [section 2544 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2544&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, in addition to the functions specified therein, make available to the public relevant documents, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe, and information regarding— (1) the membership and participation of the Federal Government, State governments, and relevant nongovernmental bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, and in bilateral and multilateral arrangements regarding standards-related measures, and the provisions of those systems and arrangements; (2) the location of notices of the type required under article 909 of the NAFTA, or where the information contained in such notice can be obtained; and (3) the Federal agency procedures for assessment of risk, and factors the agency considers in conducting the assessment and establishing the levels of protection that the agency considers appropriate.

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19 U.S.C. § 2544 — State and private standards-related activities

**(a) In general** It is the sense of the Congress that no State agency and no private person should engage in any standards-related activity that creates unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States. **(b) Presidential action** The President shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to promote the observance by State agencies and private persons, in carrying out standards-related activities, of requirements equivalent to those imposed on Federal agencies under [section 2532 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2532&num=0&edition=prelim), and of procedures that provide for notification, participation, and publication with respect to such activities.

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19 U.S.C. § 2578a — Equivalence determinations

Page 755 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 2578b (c) Required information The information to be provided in the notice under subsection (b) is— (1) the sanitary or phytosanitary standards under consideration or planned for consider- ation by that organization; (2) for each sanitary or phytosanitary stand- ard specified in paragraph (1)— (A) a description of the consideration or planned consideration of the standard; (B) whether the United States is partici- pating or plans to participate in the consid- eration of the standard; (C) the agenda for the United States par- ticipation, if any; and (D) the agency responsible for representing the United States with respect to the stand- ard. (d) Public comment The agency specified in subsection (c)(2)(D) shall provide an opportunity for public comment with respect to the standards for which the agency is responsible and shall take the com- ments into account in participating in the con- sideration of the standards and in proposing matters to be considered by the organization. (Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 491, as added Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 432, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4970.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), except as otherwise provided, see section 451 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 3601 of this title. Executive Documents DESIGNATION OF AGENCY Secretary of Agriculture designated under this sec- tion as official responsible for informing public of sani- tary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of each international standard-setting organization, see par. (4) of Proc. No. 6780, Mar. 23, 1995, 60 F.R. 15847, set out as a note under

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