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108 STAT. 4956 PUBLIC LAW 103-465—DEC. 8, 1994 measure relating to SEifety, 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.". 19 USC 2532. (c) SECTION 402. —Section 402(4) is amended— (1) by striking "CERTIFICATION ACCESS" in the paragraph heading and inserting "ACCESS"; (2) by striking "certification system" and inserting "conformity assessment procedure"; and (3) by striking "certification under that system" and inserting "an assessment of conformity and the mark of the system, if any". 19 USC 2544. (d) SECTION 414. —Section 414(b)( 1) is amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" after "relating to"; (2) by striking "certification systems" and inserting "technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures,"; (3) Dy striking "such standards, systems" and inserting "such standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures,"; and (4) after "local" by inserting "and (B) the membership and participation of Federal, State, or local government bodies or private bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, as well as in bilateral and multilateral arrangements concerning standards-related activities". 19 USC 2571. (e) DEFINITIONS.— Section 451 is amended— (1) so that paragraph (1) reads as follows: "(1) AGREEMENT.— The term 'Agreement* means the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade referred to in section 101(d)(5) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act."; (2) so that paragraph (2) reads as follows: "(2) CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.—The term 'conformity assessment procedure' means any procedure used, directly or indirectiy, to determine that relevant requirements in tecmiical regulations or standards are fulfilled."; (3) in paragraph (4), by striking "certification system" and inserting conformity assessment procedure" each place it occurs; (4) so that paragraph (6)(A) reads as follows: "(A) the membership of which is open to representatives, whether public or private, of the United States and at leaist all Members."; (5) in paragraph (7), by striking "certification system" and inserting "conformity assessment procedure"; (6) so that paragraph (8) reads as follows: "(8) MEMBER. —The term 'Member' means a WTO member as defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act."; (7) so that paragraph (13) reads as follows: "(13) STANDARD.The term 'standard' means a document approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidehnes, or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, with which compHance is not mandatory. Such term may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking.