Us Code § 4588 - Treatment of amendments to antidumping and countervailing duty law
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§ 4588. Treatment of amendments to antidumping and countervailing duty law
Any amendment enacted after the USMCA that is made to—
(1) section 303 1 or title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.], or any successor statute, or
(2) any other statute which—
(A) provides for judicial review of final determinations under such section, title, or successor statute, or
(B) indicates the standard of review to be applied,
shall apply to goods from a USMCA country only to the extent specified in the amendment.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title IV, §418, formerly Pub. L. 103–182, title IV, §408, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2140; renumbered §418 of Pub. L. 116–113 and amended Pub. L. 116–113, title V, §504(i), Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 76.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in par. (1), is act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590. Title VII of the Act is classified generally to subtitle IV (§1671 et seq.) of chapter 4 of this title. Section 303 of the Act was classified to section 1303 of this title and was repealed, effective Jan. 1, 1995, by Pub. L. 103–465, title II, §261(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4908. For savings provisions and treatment of references to section 1303 in other laws, see section 261(b), (d)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as notes under former section 1303 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1654 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 3438 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 116–113.
Amendments
2020—Pub. L. 116–113, §504(i)(3), substituted "the USMCA" for "the Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States" in introductory provisions and "USMCA country" for "NAFTA country" in concluding provisions.
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.
Application of Amendments by Public Law 114–27 to Goods From Canada and Mexico
Pub. L. 114–27, title V, §507, June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 387, provided that: "Pursuant to article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ([former] 19 U.S.C. 3438), the amendments made by this title [see Short Title of 2015 Amendment note set out under section 1654 of this title] shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico."
Application of Amendments by Public Law 103–465 to Goods From Canada and Mexico
Pub. L. 103–465, title II, §234, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4901, provided that: "Pursuant to article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [former 19 U.S.C. 3438], the amendments made by this title [see Tables for classification] shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico."
1 See References in Text note below.
Part B—General Provisions
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