19 USC § 2553 - Action after receipt of representations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s2553"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 2553 - Action after receipt of representations"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2553"
section_name: "Action after receipt of representations"
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"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 423, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(b)(2)(A), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; Pub. L. 104–295, § 21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)"
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# § 2553. Action after receipt of representations

**(a)** **Review** Upon receipt of any representation made under section 2552 of this title, the Trade Representative shall review the issues concerned in consultation with—

**(1)** the agency or person alleged to be engaging in violations under the Agreement;

**(2)** the member agencies of the interagency trade organization established under section 1872(a) of this title;

**(3)** other appropriate Federal agencies; and

**(4)** appropriate representatives referred to in section 2547 of this title.

**(b)** **Resolution** The Trade Representative shall undertake to resolve, on a mutually satisfactory basis, the issues set forth in the representation through consultation with the parties concerned.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 423, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(b)(2)(A), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; Pub. L. 104–295, § 21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1996— amended directory language of . See 1993 Amendment note below.

1993—, as amended by , substituted “Trade Representative” for “Special Representative” wherever appearing.