21 USC § 2252 - Compliance with international agreements

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title: "21 USC § 2252 - Compliance with international agreements"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "2252"
section_name: "Compliance with international agreements"
chapter_number: 27
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–353, title IV, § 404, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3972.)"
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# § 2252. Compliance with international agreements

Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization or any other treaty or international agreement to which the United States is a party.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–353, title IV, § 404, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3972.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which enacted this chapter and sections 350g to 350–1, 379j–31, 384a to 384d, 399c, and 399d of this title, , Agriculture, and , The Public Health and Welfare, amended sections 331, 333, 334, 350b to 350d, 350f, 374, 381, 393, and 399 of this title and , and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 331, 334, 342, 350b, 350d, 350e, 350g to 350j, 350, and 381 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.