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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Trade Agreements Act of 1979 · Sec. 471

Sec. 471. GENERAL

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## SEC. 471 GENERAL ###
(a)No Bar To Engaging in Standards Activity Nothing in this chapter shall be construed— ####
(1)to prohibit a Federal agency from engaging in activity related to standards-related measures, including any such measure relating to safety, the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers; or ####
(2)to limit the authority of a Federal agency to determine the level it considers appropriate of safety or of protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers. ###
(b)Exclusion This chapter does not apply to— ####
(1)technical specifications prepared by a Federal agency for production or consumption requirements of the agency; or ####
(2)sanitary or phytosanitary measures under chapter 1. **[**[19 U.S.C. 2576](/us/usc/t19/s2576)**]**
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