19 U.S.C. § 3552 — Implementation of Rules of Origin work

Page 876 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 3551 PART D—RELATED PROVISIONS § 3551. Working party on worker rights (a) In general The President shall seek the establishment in the GATT 1947, and, upon entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States, in the WTO, of a working party to exam- ine the relationship of internationally recog- nized worker rights, as defined in section 2467(4) of this title, to the articles, objectives, and re- lated instruments of the GATT 1947 and of the WTO, respectively. (b) Objectives of working party The objectives of the United States for the working party described in subsection (a) are to— (1) explore the linkage between inter- national trade and internationally recognized worker rights, as defined in section 2467(4) of this title, taking into account differences in the level of development among countries; (2) examine the effects on international trade of the systematic denial of such rights; (3) consider ways to address such effects; and (4) develop methods to coordinate the work program of the working party with the Inter- national Labor Organization. (c) Report to Congress The President shall report to the Congress, not later than 1 year after December 8, 1994, on the progress made in establishing the working party under this section, and on United States objectives with respect to the working party’s work program. (Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 131, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4839; Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1954(a)(6), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1928.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–188 substituted ‘‘2467(4)’’ for ‘‘2462(a)(4)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104–188 applicable to articles entered on or after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application, see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104–188, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2461 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 138, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4842, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 136(d) [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 5001 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code] and subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle [subtitle D (§§ 131–138) of title I of Pub. L. 103–465, enacting this part, amending sections 5001, 5002, 5005, 5007, 5061, 5131, 5132, 5134, and 7652 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 5001 of Title 26] and the amendments made by this subtitle take ef- fect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 1994]. ‘‘(b) SECTIONS 132 AND 135.—Sections 132 and 135 [en- acting sections 3552 and 3555 of this title] take effect on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States [Jan. 1, 1995].’’ Executive Documents URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS: ENTRY INTO FORCE The Uruguay Round Agreements, including the World Trade Organization Agreement and agreements an- nexed to that Agreement, as referred to in section 3511(d) of this title, entered into force with respect to the United States on Jan. 1, 1995. See note set out under section 3511 of this title. § 3552. Implementation of Rules of Origin work program If the President enters into an agreement de- veloped under the work program described in Article 9 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin re- ferred to in section 3511(d)(10) of this title, the President may implement United States obliga- tions under such an agreement under United States law only pursuant to authority granted to the President for that purpose by law enacted after the effective date of this section. (Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 132, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4839; Pub. L. 104–295, § 20(a)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3527.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For effective date of this section, referred to in text, see Effective Date note below. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–295 substituted ‘‘effective date of this section’’ for ‘‘effective date of this title’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on date on which WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 138(b) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title. § 3553. Membership in WTO of boycotting coun- tries It is the sense of the Congress that the Trade Representative should vigorously oppose the ad- mission into the World Trade Organization of any country which, through its laws, regula- tions, official policies, or governmental prac- tices, fosters, imposes, complies with, furthers, or supports any boycott described in section 4607(a) of title 50 (as in effect on August 20, 1994), including requiring or encouraging entities within that country to refuse to do business with persons who do not comply with requests to take any action prohibited under that sec- tion. (Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 133, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4839.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 4607(a) of title 50 (as in effect on August 20, 1994), referred to in text, means section 4607(a) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.