19 USC § 2551 - Right of action

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s2551"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 2551 - Right of action"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2551"
section_name: "Right of action"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS)"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-Related Activities"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 421, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247.)"
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# § 2551. Right of action

Except as provided under this subpart, the provisions of this part do not create any right of action under the laws of the United States with respect to allegations that any standards-related activity engaged in within the United States violates the obligations of the United States under the Agreement.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 421, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247.)