Trade Legislation in the United States

Foreign Trade Control Law

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U.S. International Trade Laws

Jones Act

Trade Agreements Act

Meat Import Act of 1979

Trade and Tariff Act of 1984

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act

African Growth and Opportunity Act

Andean Trade Preference Act

Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act

Toxic Substances Control Act

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Federal Trade Commission Act

Export Trading Company Act of 1982

Sherman Act

Webb-Pomerene Act

Export Control Act

Trade Expansion Act

Trade Reform Act

Buy American Act

Trading With the Enemy Act

Export Administration Act of 1969

Export Administration Act

International Emergency Economic Powers Act

Lanham Act

Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

Webb-Pomerene Act of 1918

Bank Export Services Act

Tarff Act of 1930

Arms Export Control Act

Atomic Energy Act

Export Administration Act of 1977

Exon-Florio Amendment in International Trade

In this context, a concept of Exon-Florio Amendment (Christopher Mark, 1993) is the following: A measure attached to the Trade Act of 1988 to provide a means of monitoring foreign direct investment in the United States. The amendment .authorizes the President to block mergers and joint ventures with foreign interests, or acquisitions or takeovers of US companies by foreign interests, on grounds of national security. See Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (Sec. III).

Section 232 in International Trade

In this context, a concept of Section 232 (Christopher Mark, 1993) is the following: A provision of the Trade Act of 1962 authorizing the President to restrict imports that threaten to impair US national security. On the basis of a formal investigation and report by the Department of Commerce –required within 270 days of initiation –the President must decide within 90 days what action should be taken to prevent national security impairment.

Section 406 in International Trade

In this context, a concept of Section 406 (Christopher Mark, 1993) is the following: A provision of the Trade Act of 1974 giving the President authority to restrict imports of products from nonmarket-economy countries when the US International Trade Commission determines such imports cause or threaten market –.disruption (Sec. I).

Section 203 in International Trade

In this context, a concept of Section 203 (Christopher Mark, 1993) is the following: A provision of the Trade Act of 1974 providing authority to the President to negotiateOrderly Marketing Agreements (Sec. I) with foreign governments. OMAs are ~ to be limited initially to a period of five years, and import relief must be phased down after three years unless the President determines that doing so would damage national interests. If such a determination is made, import relief may be extended for an additional three years. Products covered by contractually binding OMAs are listed in a separate appendix of the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

Section 501 in International Trade

In this context, a concept of Section 501 (Christopher Mark, 1993) is the following: A provision of the Trade Act of 1974 providing for duty-free entry of merchandise imported from beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized ~ System of Preferences orGSP (Sec.1). Section 501 specifically excludes some countries –as well as certain products regardless of origin –from asp eligibility .Criteria are provided for withdrawing or suspending eligibility for asp treatment.

Special 301 in International Trade

In this context, a concept of Special 301 (Christopher Mark, 1993) is the following: A provision of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the Trade Act of 1988, requiring USTR to identify countries with a history of violating existing laws and agreements dealing withintellectual property rights (Sec. I). Countries with the poorest record of IPR protection –and with which negotiations on IPR protection have failed to make adequate progress –must be designated as “priority foreign countries” and are potentially subject to a Section 301 investigation on an accelerated timetable. USTR must make such designations each year within 30 days after issuance of the National Trade Estimate report (see Sec. I). In addition, USTR has established a “watch list” and “priority watch list” under Special 301, indicating countries in which there exist particular problems with respect to IPR protection, or problems of market access for exporters relying on intellectual property. Countries placed on the “priority watch list” are the focus of increased bilateral discussions concerning the problem areas.

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