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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Export Trading Company Act of 1982 · Sec. 311

Sec. 311. definitions

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## Sec. 311 definitions As used in this title— ####
(1)the term “**export trade**” means trade or commerce in goods, wares, merchandise, or services exported, or in the course of being exported, from the United States or any territory thereof to any foreign nation, ####
(2)the term “**service**” means intangible economic output, including, but not limited to— #####
(A)business, repair, and amusement services. #####
(B)management, legal, engineering, architectural, and other professional services, and #####
(C)financial, insurance, transportation, informational and any other data-based services, and communication services, ####
(3)the term “**export trade activities**” means activities or agreements in the course of export trade, ####
(4)the term “**methods of operation**” means any method by which a person conducts or proposes to conduct export trade, ####
(5)the term “**person**” means an individual who is a resident of the United States; a partnership that is created under and exists pursuant to the laws of any State or of the United States; a State or local government entity; a corporation, whether organized as a profit or nonprofit corporation, that is created under and exists pursuant to the laws of any State or of the United States; or any association or combination, by contract or other arrangement, between or among such persons. ####
(6)the term “**antitrust laws**” means the antitrust laws, as such term is defined in the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) (to the extent that section 5 prohibits unfair methods of competition), and any State antitrust or unfair competition law, ####
(7)the term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Commerce or his designee, and ####
(8)the term “**Attorney General**” means the Attorney General of the United States or his designee. **[**[15 U.S.C. 4021](/us/usc/t15/s4021)**]**
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