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19 U.S.C. § 2575b — Exemptions
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This subchapter does not apply to—
(1) any standards activity engaged in by any Federal agency or State agency for the use (including, but not limited to, use with respect to research and development, production, or consumption) of that agency or the use of another such agency; or
(2) any standards activity engaged in by any private person solely for use in the production or consumption of products by that person.
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This subchapter does not apply to—
(1) any standards activity engaged in by any Federal agency or State agency for the use (including, but not limited to, use with respect to research and development, production, or consumption) of that agency or the use of another such agency; or
(2) any standards activity engaged in by any private person solely for use in the production or consumption of products by that person.
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**(a) In general** As used in this part:
(1) **Agency** — The term “agency” means a Federal department or agency (or combination of Federal departments or agencies).
(2) **Commissioner** — The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
(3) **International standard-setting organization** — The term “international standard-setting organization” means an organization consisting of representatives of 2 or more countries, the purpose of which is to negotiate, develop, promulgate, or amend an international standard.
(4) **Sanitary or phytosanitary standard** — The term “sanitary or phytosanitary standard” means a standard intended to form a basis for a sanitary or phytosanitary measure.
(5) **International standard** — The term “international standard” means a standard, guideline, or recommendation—
(A) regarding food safety, adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including a standard, guideline, or recommendation regarding decomposition elaborated by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, food additives, contaminants, hygienic practice, and methods of analysis and sampling;
(B) regarding animal health and zoonoses, developed under the auspices of the International Office of Epizootics;
(C) regarding plant health, developed under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention in cooperation with the North American Plant Protection Organization; or
(D) established by or developed under any other international organization agreed to by the USMCA countries (as defined in [section 4502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4502&num=0&edition=prelim)) or by the WTO members (as defined in [section 3501(10) of this title](https://uscode.house.g
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Commerce shall maintain within the Department of Commerce a standards information center.
**(b) Functions** The standards information center shall—
(1) serve as the central national collection facility for information relating to (A) standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, and standards-related activities, whether such standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, or activities are public or private, domestic or foreign, or international, regional, national, or local and (B) the membership and participation of Federal, State, or local government bodies or private bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, as well as in bilateral and multilateral arrangements concerning standards-related activities;
(2) make available to the public at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) other than information to which paragraph (3) applies;
(3) use its best efforts to make available to the public, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) that is of private origin, on a cooperative basis with the private individual or entity, foreign or domestic, who holds the copyright on the information;
(4) in case of such information that is of foreign origin, provide, at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, such translation services as may be necessary;
(5) serve as the inquiry point for requests for information regarding standards-related activities, whether adopted or proposed, within the United States, except that in carrying out this paragraph, the Se
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### Statutory Notes
Section 3311, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 101, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2061, related to approval and entry into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Section 3312, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 102, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2062; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(141), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4321, described the relationship of the Agreement to United States and State law.
Section 3313, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 103, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2063, related to consultation and layover requirements for, and effective date of, proclaimed actions.
Section 3314, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 104, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2064, related to implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force and initial regulations.
Section 3315, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 105, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2064; Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title I, § 107, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1893, related to establishment of United States Section of NAFTA Secretariat.
Section 3316, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 106, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2065, related to appointments to chapter 20 panel proceedings, with emphasis on individuals having expertise in environmental issues.
Section 3317, Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 108, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2066, related to congressional intent regarding future accessions with respect to countries other than Canada and Mexico.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective on the date on which the USMCA entered into force (July 1, 2020), see section 601 of Pub. L. 116–113, set out as a note under former [section 3301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3301&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Effective Date; Termination of NAFTA Status
Pub. L. 103–182, title I, § 109, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2067, which p
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2572
the following, and any amendment or change to any of
the following:
‘‘(A) The specification of the characteristics of a
product, including, but not limited to, levels of qual-
ity, performance, safety, or dimensions.
‘‘(B) Specifications relating to the terminology,
symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, or
marking or labeling requirements applicable to a
product.
‘‘(C) Administrative procedures related to the ap-
plication of any specification referred to in paragraph
(A) or (B).’’
Par. (14). Pub. L. 103–465, § 351(e)(8), substituted
‘‘, technical regulation, or conformity assessment pro-
cedure’’ for ‘‘or any certification system’’.
Pars. (17), (18). Pub. L. 103–465, § 351(e)(9), added par.
(17) and redesignated former par. (17) as (18).
1993—Par. (12). Pub. L. 103–182 amended par. (12) gen-
erally. Prior to amendment, par. (12) read as follows:
‘‘(12) SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE.—The term ‘Special
Representative’ means the Special Representative for
Trade Negotiations.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective on the date
on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with re-
spect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 352
of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 2531
of this title.
§ 2572. Exemptions
This subchapter does not apply to—
(1) any standards activity engaged in by any
Federal agency or State agency for the use
(including, but not limited to, use with respect
to research and development, production, or
consumption) of that agency or the use of an-
other such agency; or
(2) any standards activity engaged in by any
private person solely for use in the production
or consumption of products by tha
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