Us Code § 4585 - Rules of procedure for panels and committees
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§ 4585. Rules of procedure for panels and committees
(a) Rules of procedure for binational panels
The administering authority shall prescribe rules, negotiated in accordance with paragraph 14 of article 10.12, governing, with respect to binational panel reviews—
(1) requests for such reviews, complaints, other pleadings, and other papers;
(2) the amendment, filing, and service of such pleadings and papers;
(3) the joinder, suspension, and termination of such reviews; and
(4) other appropriate procedural matters.
(b) Rules of procedure for extraordinary challenge committees
The administering authority shall prescribe rules, negotiated in accordance with paragraph 2 of Annex 10–B.3, governing the procedures for reviews by extraordinary challenge committees.
(c) Rules of procedure for safeguarding panel review system
The administering authority shall prescribe rules, negotiated in accordance with Annex 10–B.4, governing the procedures for special committees described in such Annex.
(d) Publication of rules
The rules prescribed under subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be published in the Federal Register.
(e) Administering authority
As used in this section, the term "administering authority" has the meaning given such term in section 1677(1) of this title.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title IV, §415, formerly Pub. L. 103–182, title IV, §405, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2137; renumbered §415 of Pub. L. 116–113 and amended Pub. L. 116–113, title V, §504(f), Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 75.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 3435 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 116–113.
Amendments
2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–113, §504(f)(3)(A), substituted "article 10.12" for "article 1904" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–113, §504(f)(3)(B), substituted "Annex 10–B.3" for "Annex 1904.13".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–113, §504(f)(3)(C), substituted "Annex 10–B.4" for "Annex 1905.6".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2020 Amendment
Transfer to and amendment of this section by Pub. L. 116–113 effective on the date on which the USMCA enters into force (July 1, 2020), but not applicable to certain determinations under section 1516a of this title or binational panel reviews under NAFTA, see section 504(k) of Pub. L. 116–113, set out as a note under section 4581 of this title.
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