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» Chapter CHAPTER 13— TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part Part E— Standards and Measures Under the North American Free Trade Agreement › Subpart subpart 1— sanitary and phytosanitary measures
19 U.S.C. § 2575
General
Nothing in this subpart may be construed—(1) to prohibit a Federal agency or State agency from engaging in activity related to sanitary or phytosanitary measures to protect human, animal, or plant life or health; or(2) to limit the authority of a Federal agency or State agency to determine the level of protection of human, animal, or plant life or health the agency considers appropriate.(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 461, as added Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2118.)