U.S. Code » Title 19 » 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 2— standards-related measures

19 U.S.C. § 2576

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(a) No bar to engaging in standards activityNothing in this subpart shall be construed—(1) to prohibit a Federal agency from engaging in activity related to standards-related measures, including any such measure relating to safety, the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers; or(2) to limit the authority of a Federal agency to determine the level it considers appropriate of safety or of protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers.(b) ExclusionThis subpart does not apply to—(1) technical specifications prepared by a Federal agency for production or consumption requirements of the agency; or(2) sanitary or phytosanitary measures under subpart 1.(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 471, as added Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2120.)