19 U.S.C. § 3531 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 19. Customs Duties § 3531. Definitions

(1)Administering authority

The term “administering authority” has the meaning given that term in section 1677(1) of this title.

(2)Appellate Body

The term “Appellate Body” means the Appellate Body established under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

(3)Appropriate congressional committees; congressional committees

(4)Dispute settlement panel; panel

The terms “dispute settlement panel” and “panel” mean a panel established pursuant to Article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

(5)Dispute Settlement Body

The term “Dispute Settlement Body” means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

(6)Dispute Settlement Understanding

The term “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.

(7)General Council

The term “General Council” means the General Council established under paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.

(8)Ministerial Conference

The term “Ministerial Conference” means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.

(9)Other terms

The terms “Antidumping Agreement”, “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures”, and “Safeguards Agreement” mean the agreements referred to in section 3511(d)(7), (12), and (13) of this title, respectively.