- § 2578. Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities
- § 2578a. Equivalence determinations
- § 2578b. Definitions
§ 2578. Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities
(a) In general
(b) Notification
(c) Required informationThe information to be provided in the notice under subsection (b) is—
(1) the sanitary or phytosanitary standards under consideration or planned for consideration by that organization;
(2) for each sanitary or phytosanitary standard specified in paragraph (1)—
(A) a description of the consideration or planned consideration of the standard;
(B) whether the United States is participating or plans to participate in the consideration of the standard;
(C) the agenda for the United States participation, if any; and
(D) the agency responsible for representing the United States with respect to the standard.
(d) Public comment
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 491, as added Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 432, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4970.)
§ 2578a. Equivalence determinations
(a) In general
(b) FDA determination
(c) Notice
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 492, as added Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 432, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4971; amended Pub. L. 104–295, § 20(d)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)
§ 2578b. Definitions
(a) In general
As used in this part:
(1) Agency
(2) Commissioner
(3) International standard-setting organization
(4) Sanitary or phytosanitary standard
(5) International standard
The term “international standard” means a standard, guideline, or recommendation—
(A) regarding food safety, adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including a standard, guideline, or recommendation regarding decomposition elaborated by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, food additives, contaminants, hygienic practice, and methods of analysis and sampling;
(B) regarding animal health and zoonoses, developed under the auspices of the International Office of Epizootics;
(C) regarding plant health, developed under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention in cooperation with the North American Plant Protection Organization; or
(D) established by or developed under any other international organization agreed to by the USMCA countries (as defined in section 4502 of this title) or by the WTO members (as defined in section 3501(10) of this title).
(b) Other definitions
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 493, as added Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 432, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4972; amended Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title VI, § 602(f), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2154.)