§3451. Effect of termination of NAFTA country status

(a) In general

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, on the date on which a country ceases to be a NAFTA country, the provisions of this title ¹ (other than this section) and the amendments made by this title ¹ shall cease to have effect with respect to that country.

(b) Transition provisions

(1) Proceedings regarding protective orders and undertakings

If on the date on which a country ceases to be a NAFTA country an investigation or enforcement proceeding concerning the violation of a protective order issued under section 1677f(f) of this title or an undertaking of the Government of that country is pending, the investigation or proceeding shall continue, and sanctions may continue to be imposed, in accordance with the provisions of such section 1677f(f) of this title.

(2) Binational panel and extraordinary challenge committee reviews

If on the date on which a country ceases to be a NAFTA country-

(A) a binational panel review under article 1904 of the Agreement is pending, or has been requested; or

(B) an extraordinary challenge committee review under article 1904 of the Agreement is pending, or has been requested;

with respect to a determination which involves a class or kind of merchandise and to which section 1516a(g)(2) of this title applies, such determination shall be reviewable under section 1516a(a) of this title. In the case of a determination to which the provisions of this paragraph apply, the time limits for commencing an action under section 1516a(a) of this title shall not begin to run until the date on which the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to that country.

( Pub. L. 103–182, title IV, §415, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2148 ; Pub. L. 104–295, §21(c)(4), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3530 .)

References in Text

This title, referred to in subsec. (a), is title IV of Pub. L. 103–182, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2129 , which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 1502, 1514, 1516a, 1677, and 1677f of this title and sections 1581, 1584, 2201, and 2643 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, enacted provisions set out as a note under section 3431 of this title, and amended provisions set out as a note under section 2112 of this title.

Amendments

1996-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–295 substituted "action under section 1516a(a)" for "action under 1516a(a)".

¹ See References in Text note below.