Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 · United States
(1) GATT 1947; GATT 1994.
(A) GATT 1947. The term "GATT 1947" means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, dated October 30, 1947, annexed to the Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, as subsequently rectified, amended, or modified by the terms of legal instruments which have entered into force before the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement. (B) GATT 1994. The term "GATT 1994" means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement. (2) HTS. The term "HTS" means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (3)International trade commission. The term "International Trade Commission" means the United States International Trade Commission. (4) Multilateral trade agreement. The term "multilateral trade agreement" means an agreement described in section 101(d) of this Act (other than an agreement described in paragraph (17) or (18) of such section). (5) Schedule XX. The term "Schedule XX" means Schedule XX - United States of America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994. (6) Trade representative. The term "Trade Representative" means the United States Trade Representative. (7) Uruguay round agreements. The term "Uruguay Round Agreements" means the agreements approved by the Congress under section 101(a)(1). (8) World trade organization and WTO. The terms "World Trade Organization" and "WTO" mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
(9) WTO agreement. The term "WTO Agreement" means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994. (10) WTO member and WTO member country. The terms "WTO member" and "WTO member country" mean a state, or separate customs territory (within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States applies the WTO Agreement. Sec. 101. Approval and entry into force of the Uruguay Round Agreements. (a) Approval of Agreements and Statement of Administrative Action. Pursuant to section 1103 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2903) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191), the Congress approves- (1) the trade agreements described in subsection (d) resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, entered into on April 15, 1994, and submitted to the Congress on September 27, 1994; and (2) the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the agreements that was submitted to the Congress on September 27, 1994. (b) Entry Into Force. At such time as the President determines that a sufficient number of foreign countries are accepting the obligations of the Uruguay Round Agreements, in accordance with article XIV of the WTO Agreement, to ensure the effective operation of, and adequate benefits for the United States under, those Agreements, the President may accept the Uruguay Round Agreements and implement article VIII of the WTO Agreement.
(A) on the basis of a judgment obtained by the United States in an action brought under any such agreement; or (B) on any other basis. (d) Statement of Administrative Action. The statement of administrative action approved by the Congress under section 101(a) shall be regarded as an authoritative expression by the United States concerning the interpretation and application of the Uruguay Round Agreements and this Act in any judicial proceeding in which a question arises concerning such interpretation or application. Sec. 103. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force; regulations. (a) Implementing Actions. After the date of the enactment of this Act- (1) the President may proclaim such actions, and (2) other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations, as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date any of the Uruguay Round Agreements enters into force with respect to the United States is appropriately implemented on such date. Such proclamation or regulation may not have an effective date earlier than the date of entry into force with respect to the United States of the agreement to which the proclamation or regulation relates. (b) Regulations. Any interim regulation necessary or appropriate to carry out any action proposed in the statement of administrative action approved under section 101(a) to implement an agreement described in section 101(d) (7), (12), or (13) shall be issued not later than 1 year after the date on which the agreement enters into force with respect to the United States.
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