19 USC 3536: Increased transparency

19 USC 3536: Increased transparency Text contains those laws in effect on April 22, 2024

From Title 19-CUSTOMS DUTIESCHAPTER 22-URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTSSUBCHAPTER I-APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTSPart C-Uruguay Round Implementation and Dispute Settlement

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§3536. Increased transparency

The Trade Representative shall seek the adoption by the Ministerial Conference and General Council of procedures that will ensure broader application of the principle of transparency and clarification of the costs and benefits of trade policy actions, through the observance of open and equitable procedures in trade matters by the Ministerial Conference and the General Council, and by the dispute settlement panels and the Appellate Body under the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

( Pub. L. 103–465, title I, §126, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4834 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 130 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title.