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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Trade Agreements Act of 1979 · Sec. 493

Sec. 493. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 493 DEFINITIONS ###
(a)In General As used in this subtitle: ####
(1)Agency The term “**agency**” means a Federal department or agency (or combination of Federal departments or agencies). ####
(2)Commissioner The term “**Commissioner**” means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. ####
(3)International standard-setting organization The term “**international standard-setting organization**” means an organization consisting of representatives of 2 or more countries, the purpose of which is to negotiate, develop, promulgate, or amend an international standard. ####
(4)Sanitary or phytosanitary standard The term “**sanitary or phytosanitary standard**” means a standard intended to form a basis for a sanitary or phytosanitary measure. ####
(5)International standard The term “**international standard**” means a standard, guideline, or recommendation— #####
(A)regarding food safety, adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including a standard, guideline, or recommendation regarding decomposition elaborated by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, food additives, contaminants, hygienic practice, and methods of analysis and sampling; #####
(B)regarding animal health and zoonoses, developed under the auspices of the International Office of Epizootics; #####
(C)regarding plant health, developed under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention in cooperation with the North American Plant Protection Organization; or #####
(D)established by or developed under any other international organization agreed to by the USMCA countries (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)) or by the WTO members (as defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act). ###
(b)Other Definitions The definitions set forth in section 463 apply for purposes of this subtitle except that in applying paragraph
(7)of section 463 with respect to a sanitary or phytosanitary measure of a foreign country, any reference in such paragraph to the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to that foreign country. **[**[19 U.S.C. 2578b](/us/usc/t19/s2578b)**]** * * * * * * * # TITLE VII CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL MEASURES
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