WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/1/USA/6 
6 October 2010 
 (10-5076) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b
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UNITED STATES 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 24 September 2010, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States.  
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  Pursuant to Article 1.4(a) and 8.2(b) of  the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, 
please find attached to this communication our consolidated and updated import licensing notifications, together with the reference documents.
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Department of Agriculture 
 Title 7, United States Code, Sections  450, 7701 – 7772, and 7781-7786 on The Plant 
Protection Act; Title 21, United St ates Code, Section 136 and 136a. 
  
 7 United States Code 1622 and 8301-8317; 21 United States Code, Section. 136 and 136a; 
31 United States Code, Section 9701 (for imports of animals and animal products); 21 United States 
Code 151-159 (for imports of viruses, serums, and toxins, as defined in 9 CFR part 101).   Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations , Part 15 on the Sugar Re-Export Program. 
 
 Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2011 on the Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota CQE 
Regulation.   Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Pa rt 6 on the Dairy Import Licensing Program. 
 Department of Commerce   International Trade Administration  
 
 Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 72373, dated 5 December 2005, making final an interim final 
rule that extended and expanded the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system until 
21 March 2009.   Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 10006, dated 6 March 2007, making final the rule to add new 
regulations implementing the Mexican Cement Import Licensing System in accordance with the 
                                                     
 
1 Available for consultations in the Secretariat (Market Access Division) (in English only). G/LIC/N/1/USA/6 
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  Agreement between the Office of the United Stat es Trade Representative and the Department of 
Commerce of the United States of America and the Ministry of Economy of the United Mexican States ( Secretaria de Economia ) on Trade in Cement until 31 March 2009. 
  Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 15435, date d 6 April 2009, revoking the antidumping duty 
order on gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico, effective 1 April 2009, based on the final 
results of a changed-circumstances review that dete rmined that all terms of  the Agreement had been 
satisfied. 
 
Department of Energy 
 
 Title 15, United States Code, Chapter 15b, Section 717b on The Natural Gas Act (NGA), 
Section 3.  
Department of Interior 
 
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  
 
 Title 16, United States Code, Section 1538(d) on Section 9(d) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973.  
 Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations , Part 13 on the Endangered Species Act. 
  Tile 50, Code of Federal Regulations , Part 14 on the Endangered Species Act. 
  Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 237, dated 9 December 2008, amending the regulations of the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in Title 50, Part 14 to clarify the import/export license and 
fee requirements, adjust the inspection fee sch edule, and update license and inspection fee 
exemptions. 
 
Department of Justice  
 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives   
 Title 18, United States Code, Chapter 44 on The Gun Control Act of 1968.   Title 26, United States Code, Chapter 53 on The National Firearms Act. 
 
 Title 27, Code of Federal Re gulations, Part 479 on Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and 
Certain Other Firearms.   Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, Part  478 on Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition. 
 
 Title 22, United States Code, Section 2778 on The Arms Export Control Act of 1976. 
  Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 447 on Importati on of Arms, Ammunition, and 
Implements of War.  
 Title 18, United States Code, Chapter 40 on the Importation, Manufacture, Distribution, and 
Storage of Explosive Materials.   Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations , Part 555 on Commerce in Explosives. 
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  Drug Enforcement Administration  
 
 Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations , Part 1300 to 1399 on Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Department of Justice.  
 Title 21, United States Code, Subchapter 1, Part A on The Controlled Substance Act. 
  Title 21, United States Code, Subchapter II, Section 826 on The Controlled Substance Act, as 
amended by the Combat Methamphe tamine Epidemic Act of 2005. 
 
 Title 21, United States Code, Subchapter II, Section 952 on The Controlled Substance Act, as 
amended by the Combat Methamphe tamine Epidemic Act of 2005. 
 
Department of the Treasury  
 
 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau   
 
 Title 27, United States Code, Section 201 et seq. on the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. 
  Title 27, Code of Federal Re gulations, Part 1 et seq. on th e Basic Permit Requirements under 
the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, Non-industr ial Use of Distilled Spirits and Wine, Bulk Sales 
and Bottling of Distilled Spirits. 
  Title 26, United States Code, Section 5171 on the Establishment of Distilled Spirits Plants. 
  Title 26, United States Code, Section 5181 on Distilled Spirits for Fuel Use.   
 
 Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations , Part 19 on Distilled Spirits Plants. 
 
 Title 26, United States Code, Section 571 3 on Permit Qualification Requirements for 
Manufacturers and Importers of Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, and Export 
Warehouse Proprietors. 
 
 Title 26, United States Code, Section 5702 on Definitions.  
Nuclear Regulatory Commission   
 
 Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part  110 on Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment 
and Material.   Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 126, dated 1 Ju ly 2005, containing the final rule amending the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulations pert aining to the export and import of radioactive 
materials.   
 
 Title 42, United States Code, Section 2011-22 59 on The Atomic Energy Act, as amended. 
  Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 76, dated 20 April 2006, amending the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission's regulations that govern the export an d import of nuclear equipment and material to 
implement provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 signed into law on 8 August 2005. 
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   Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 144, dated 28 July 2010, amending the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission's regulations that govern the export an d import of nuclear equipment and material to 
update and clarify several provisions of 10 CFR Part 110.  
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