7 USC 5602 - Definitions

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§ 5602.

Definitions

As used in this chapter—

(1)

Agricultural commodity

(2)

Developing country

The term “developing country” means a country that—

(A)

has a shortage of foreign exchange earnings and has difficulty accessing sufficient commercial credit to meet all of its food needs, as determined by the Secretary; and

(B)

has the potential to become a commercial market for agricultural commodities.

(3)

Secretary

(4)

Service

(5)

Unfair trade practice

(A)

In general

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “unfair trade practice” means any act, policy, or practice of a foreign country that—

(i)

violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of, or otherwise denies benefits to the United States under, any trade agreement to which the United States is a party;

(ii)

in the case of a monopolistic state trading enterprise engaged in the export sale of an agricultural commodity, implements a pricing practice that is inconsistent with sound commercial practice;

(iii)

provides a subsidy that—

(I)

decreases market opportunities for United States exports; or

(II)

unfairly distorts an agricultural market to the detriment of United States exporters;

(iv)

imposes an unfair technical barrier to trade, including—

(I)

a trade restriction or commercial requirement (such as a labeling requirement) that adversely affects a new technology (including biotechnology); and

(II)

an unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary restriction (including any restriction that, in violation of the Uruguay Round Agreements, is not based on scientific principles; 1

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(v)

imposes a rule that unfairly restricts imports of United States agricultural commodities in the administration of tariff rate quotas; or

(vi)

fails to adhere to, or circumvents any obligation under, any provision of a trade agreement with the United States.

(B)

Consistency with 1974 Trade Act

(6)

United States

(7)

United States agricultural commodity

The term “United States agricultural commodity” means—

(A)

an agricultural commodity or product entirely produced in the United States; or

(B)

a product of an agricultural commodity—

(i)

90 percent or more of the agricultural components of which by weight, excluding packaging and added water, is entirely produced in the United States; and

(ii)

that the Secretary determines to be a high value agricultural product.

For purposes of this paragraph, fish entirely produced in the United States include fish harvested by a documented fishing vessel as defined in title 46 in waters that are not waters (including the territorial sea) of a foreign country.

(8)

Independent states of the former Soviet Union

(Pub. L. 95–501, title I, § 102, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3669; amended Pub. L. 102–511, title VII, § 702, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3349; Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 243(c), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3104(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 290.)

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