Federal · Title 19 — Customs Duties

19 U.S.C. § 4206: Treatment of certain trade agreements for which negotiations have already begun

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is entered into under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, is entered into with the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries with respect to which notifications have been made in a manner consistent with section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title as of June 29, 2015 , is entered into with the European Union, is an agreement with respect to international trade in services entered into with WTO members with respect to which a notification has been made in a manner consistent with section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title as of June 29, 2015 , or is an agreement with respect to environmental goods entered into with WTO members with respect to which a notification has been made in a manner consistent with section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title as of June 29, 2015 , notifies Congress of the negotiations described in subsection (a), the specific United States objectives in the negotiations, and whether the President is seeking a new agreement or changes to an existing agreement; and before and after submission of the notice, consults regarding the negotiations with the committees referred to in section 4204(a)(1)(B) of this title and the House and Senate Advisory Groups on Negotiations convened under section 4203(c) of this title . Notwithstanding the notification requirement described in section 4202(a)(2) of this title , the President may exercise the proclamation authority provided for in section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title to implement an agreement by members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to reduce any rate of duty on certain environmental goods included in Annex C of the APEC Leaders Declaration issued on September 9, 2012 , if (and only if) the President, as soon as feasible after December 18, 2015 , and before exercising proclamation authority under section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title , notifies Congress of the negotiations relating to the agreement and the specific United States objectives in the negotiations. Notwithstanding the notification requirement described in section 4202(a)(2) of this title , the President may exercise the proclamation authority provided for in section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title to implement an agreement by members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to reduce any rate of duty on certain environmental goods included in Annex C of the APEC Leaders Declaration issued on September 9, 2012 , if (and only if) the President, as soon as feasible after February 24, 2016 , and before exercising proclamation authority under section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title , notifies Congress of the negotiations relating to the agreement and the specific United States objectives in the negotiations.

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