19 USC § 2562 - Consideration of standards-related activities by an international forum

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s2562"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 2562 - Consideration of standards-related activities by an international forum"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2562"
section_name: "Consideration of standards-related activities by an international forum"
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, § 442, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 248.)"
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# § 2562. Consideration of standards-related activities by an international forum

No standards-related activity being engaged in within the United States may be stayed in any judicial or administrative proceeding on the basis that such activity is currently being considered, pursuant to the Agreement, by an international forum.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 442, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 248.)