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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 41— FOOD FOR PEACE · SUBCHAPTER IV— GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS · § 1736y

§ 1736y. Contract sanctity and producer embargo protection

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States—
(1)to foster and encourage the export of agricultural commodities and the products of such commodities;
(2)not to restrict or limit the export of such commodities and products except under the most compelling circumstances;
(3)that any prohibition or limitation on the export of such commodities or products should be imposed only in time of a national emergency declared by the President under the Export Administration Act; and
(4)that contracts for the export of such commodities or products entered into before the imposition of any prohibition or limitation on the export of such commodities or products should not be abrogated.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1133(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1489.)
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  • Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1133(a)
  • 99 Stat. 1489
  • Pub. L. 96–72
  • 93 Stat. 503
  • 132 Stat. 2232
  • section 1133(a) of Pub. L. 99–198
  • Section 1133(b) of Pub. L. 99–198
  • section 1736j of this title
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§ 1736y
Contract sanctity and producer embargo protection
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1133(a)
Stat.99 Stat. 1489
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–72
Stat.93 Stat. 503
Stat.132 Stat. 2232
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