- administering authority
has the meaning given that term in section 771(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(1)).
- adverse effects
has the meaning given that term in Articles 5(a) and 5(c) of the Subsidies Agreement.
- Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
means the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft approved by the Congress under section 2503 of this title, and
- Appellate Body
means the Appellate Body established under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
- appropriate congressional committees
means the committees referred to in subparagraph (B) and any other committees of the Congress that have jurisdiction involving the matter with respect to which consultations are to be held.
- Article 5
means Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture described in section 3511(d)(2) of this title;
- civil aircraft
means those products to which the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft applies,
- Commission
means the United States International Trade Commission.
- congressional committees
means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
- Dispute Settlement Body
means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
- Dispute Settlement Understanding
means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 3511(d)(16) of this title.
- General Council
means the General Council established under paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.
- HTS
means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
- indirect support
means indirect government support as defined in Annex II to the US–EC bilateral agreement,
- interested party
means a party described in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of section 771(9) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), or (G)).
- International Trade Commission
means the United States International Trade Commission.
- joint resolution
means only a joint resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the Congress withdraws its approval, provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of that Act.”
- large civil aircraft
has the meaning given that term in Annex II to the US–EC bilateral agreement,
- Ministerial Conference
means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.
- multilateral trade agreement
means an agreement described in section 3511(d) of this title (other than an agreement described in paragraph (17) or (18) of such section).
- nonactionable subsidy
means a subsidy described in Article 8.1(b) of the Subsidies Agreement.
- notified subsidy program
means a subsidy program which has been notified pursuant to Article 8.3 of the Subsidies Agreement.
- relevant period
means the period determined by the President to be applicable to a special safeguard agricultural good for purposes of applying this section;
- Schedule XX
means Schedule XX—United States of America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.
- serious adverse effects
has the meaning given that term in Article 9.1 of the Subsidies Agreement.
- special safeguard agricultural good
means an agricultural good on which an additional duty may be imposed pursuant to the special safeguard provisions of Article 5.
- State law
includes—
- Subsidies Agreement
means the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures described in section 771(8) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(8)).
- Subsidies Committee
means the committee established pursuant to Article 24 of the Subsidies Agreement.
- subsidy
has the meaning given that term in Article 1 of the Subsidies Agreement.
- Trade Representative
means the United States Trade Representative.
- Uruguay Round Agreements
means the agreements approved by the Congress under section 3511(a)(1) of this title.
- violation of Article 8
means the failure of a notified subsidy program or an individual subsidy granted pursuant to a notified subsidy program to meet the applicable conditions and criteria described in Article 8.2 of the Subsidies Agreement.