19 U.S.C. § 2502

Purposes

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The purposes of this Act are—(1) to approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.];(2) to foster the growth and maintenance of an open world trading system;(3) to expand opportunities for the commerce of the United States in international trade; and(4) to improve the rules of international trade and to provide for the enforcement of such rules, and for other purposes.(Pub. L. 96–39, § 1(c), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 146.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1), is Pub. L. 96–39, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 144, known as the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.

The Trade Act of 1974, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 93–618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 2101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Skf USA Inc. v. United States, 451 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2006).
Skf USA Inc. v. United States, 451 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2006). “146 , codified as 19 U.S.C. § 2502 . In 2000, Congress again amended the Tariff Act of 1930 adding the CDSOA.”
Serampore Indus. Pvt. Ltd. v. United States Dep't of Com., 696 F. Supp. 665 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1988). “Because article 8 of the GATT Antidumping Code was incorporated into United States law in sections 1(c) and 2 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. §§ 2502 (1) and 2503, plaintiffs argue that Commerce should use a “true average” for the all others rate.”
United States v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., 749 F. Supp. 2d 773 (W.D. Tenn. 2010). “) Under the Federal Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”), 19 U.S.C. § 2502 et seq., the federal government is generally limited when making purchases in excess of a specified amount to products manufactured in the United States or in certain designated countries.”
Crescent Foundry Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. United States, 20 Ct. Int'l Trade 1469 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1996). “19 U.S.C. §§ 2502 (1), 2503(c)(5) (1988) have incorporated the Illustrative List into United States domestic law.”
Creswell Trading Co. v. United States, 15 F.3d 1054 (Fed. Cir. 1994). “"The list in question is a list prepared under the [GATT] which, by 19 U.S.C. §§ 2502 (1) and 2503(c)(5), the Congress incorporated into United States Law.”
Crescent Foundry Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. United States, 21 Ct. Int'l Trade 696 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1997). “513,546-47 [hereinafter Illustrative List]; see also 19U.S.C. §§ 2502(1), 2503(c)(5) (1988) (incorporatingIllustrative List into United States domestic law).”
Creswell Trading Co. v. United States, 20 Ct. Int'l Trade 1025 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1996). “Congress has incorporated the Illustrative List, including Item (d), into United States law by 19 U.S.C. §§ 2502 (1) and 2503(c)(5) (1988).”
Trojan Tech., Inc. v. Pennsylvania, 916 F.2d 903 (3rd Cir. 1990). “1990) (Act’s purpose is to promote “open and nondiscriminatory world trade” and “to harmonize, reduce, and eliminate barriers to trade”); Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. § 2502 (2) (Act’s purpose is to promote “an open world trading system”).”
RSI (India) Pvt., Ltd. v. United States, 876 F.2d 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1989). “The list in question is a list prepared under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which, by 19 U.S.C. §§ 2502 (1) and 2503(c)(5), the Congress incorporated into United States law.”
Creswell Trading Co. v. Allegheny Foundry Co., 141 F.3d 1471 (Fed. Cir. 1998). “The Illustrative List is prepared under GATT which, by the operation of 19 U.S.C. §§ 2502 (1) and 2503(c)(5), Congress incorporated into United States law.”
The Davinci Co., LLC v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2025). “(defining the BAA’s purpose); 19 U.S.C.A. § 2502 (defining the TAA’s purpose “expand[ing] opportunities for” United States commerce internationally).”
Cosette Pharm., Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2025). “19 U.S.C. § 2502 . The WTO GPA prohibits its signatories from discriminating against goods and suppliers from other signatory countries, meaning that foreign- country signatories may not discriminate against American-made products, and the United States may not discriminate…”
— 19 U.S.C. § 2502(1) — 1 case
Crescent Foundry Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. United States, 21 Ct. Int'l Trade 696 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1997). “513,546-47 [hereinafter Illustrative List]; see also 19U.S.C. §§ 2502(1), 2503(c)(5) (1988) (incorporatingIllustrative List into United States domestic law).”
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