19 USC § 3553 - Membership in WTO of boycotting countries

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title: "19 USC § 3553 - Membership in WTO of boycotting countries"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "3553"
section_name: "Membership in WTO of boycotting countries"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 133, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4839.)"
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# § 3553. Membership in WTO of boycotting countries

section 4607(a) of title 50August 20, 1994

It is the sense of the Congress that the Trade Representative should vigorously oppose the admission into the World Trade Organization of any country which, through its laws, regulations, official policies, or governmental practices, fosters, imposes, complies with, furthers, or supports any boycott described in  (as in effect on ), including requiring or encouraging entities within that country to refuse to do business with persons who do not comply with requests to take any action prohibited under that section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–465, title I, § 133, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4839.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

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