PUBLIC LAW 96-39—JULY 26, 1979
93 STAT. 249
Subtitle D—Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 451. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title— 19 USC 2571. (1) AGREEMENT.—The term "Agreement" means the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade approved under section 2(a) of this Act. (2) CERTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The term "certification system" means a system— (A) for determining whether a product conforms with product standards applicable to that product; and (B) if a product so conforms, for attesting, by means of a document, mark, or other appropriate evidence of conformity, to that conformity. Such term also includes any modification of, or change to, any such system. (3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term "Federal agency" means any of the following within the meaning of chapter 2 of part I of title 5, United States Code: (A) Any executive department. (B) Any military department. (C) Any Government corporation. (D) Any Government-controlled corporation. (E) Any independent establishment. (4) INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The term "international certification system" means a certification system that is adopted by an international standards organization. (5) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD,—The term "international standard" means any standard that is promulgated by an international standards organization. (6) INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION.—The term "international standards organization" means any organization— (A) the membership of which is open to representatives, whether public or private, of the United States and— (i) all Parties to the Agreement, or (ii) some but not all Parties of the Agreement; and (B) that is engaged in international standards-related activities. (7) INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS-RELATED ACTIVITY.—The term "international standards-related activity" means the negotiation, development, or promulgation of, or any amendment or change to, an international standard, or an international certification system, or both. (8) PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT.—The term "Party to the Agreement" means any foreign country or instrumentality determined by the President to have assumed, and to be applying, the obligations of the Agreement with respect to the United States. (9) PRIVATE PERSON.—The term "private person" means— (A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; and (B) any corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity organized or existing under the law of any State, whether for profit or not for profit. (10) PRODUCT.—The term "product" means any natural or manufactured item. (11) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term "Secretary concerned" means the Secretary of Commerce with respect to functions under this title relating to nonagricultural products, and the
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