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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Trade Agreements Act of 1979 · Sec. 403

Sec. 403. STATE AND PRIVATE STANDARDS-RELATED ACTIVITIES

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## SEC. 403 STATE AND PRIVATE STANDARDS-RELATED ACTIVITIES ###
(a)In General It is the sense of the Congress that no State agency and no private person should engage in any standards-related activity that creates unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States. ###
(b)Presidential Action The President shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to promote the observance by State agencies and private persons, in carrying out standards-related activities, or requirements equivalent to those imposed on Federal agencies under section 402, and of procedures that provide for notification, participation and publication with respect to such activities. **[**[19 U.S.C. 2533](/us/usc/t19/s2533)**]** ## subtitle B Functions of Federal Agencies
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