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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 3— THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS · Part 1— Rates of Duty and Other Trade Barriers · § 501

§ 501. EFFECTIVE DATES.

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In General .— Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date the Agreement enters into force [ Jan. 1, 1989 ]. [A Presidential Memorandum on the Canada-United States Free-Trade Agreement, dated Dec. 31, 1988 , directing the Secretary of State to exchange notes with the Government of Canada to provide for the entry into force of the Agreement on Jan. 1, 1989 , is set out in 24 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 1688, Jan. 2, 1989 .
See, also, confirmation by Office of the United States Trade Representative, 54 F.R. 505.] Exceptions .— Sections 1 and 2, title I, section 304 (except subsection (f)), section 309, this section and section 502 shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [ Sept. 28, 1988 ]. Termination or Suspension of Agreement.— Termination of agreement .— On the date the Agreement ceases to be in force, the provisions of this Act (other than this paragraph and section 410(b)), and the amendments made by this Act, shall cease to have effect.
Effect of agreement suspension .— An agreement by the United States and Canada to suspend the operation of the Agreement shall not be deemed to cause the Agreement to cease to be in force within the meaning of paragraph (1). Suspension resulting from usmca .— On the date the United States and Canada agree to suspend the operation of the Agreement by reason of the entry into force of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act [ 19 U.S.C. 4502 ]), the following provisions of this Act are suspended and shall remain suspended until such time as the suspension of the Agreement may be terminated:
Sections 204(a) and
(b)and 205(a). Sections 302 and 304(f). Sections 404, 409, and 410(b).
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