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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS **[**[16 U.S.C. 951](/us/usc/t16/s951)**]** In this Act: ####
(1)Antigua convention The term “**Antigua Convention**” means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 2003. ####
(2)Commission The term “**Commission**” means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the Convention. ####
(3)Convention The term “**Convention**” means— #####
(A)the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica; #####
(B)the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into force for the United States, and any amendments thereto that are in force for the United States; or #####
(C)both such Conventions, as the context requires. ####
(4)Person The term “**person**” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. ####
(5)United states The term “**United States**” includes all areas under the sovereignty of the United States. ####
(6)United states commissioners The term “**United States commissioners**” means the individuals appointed in accordance with section 3(a).
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