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U.S. Code › Title 19 › Chapter 13 › Subchapter II › Part A › § 2532 19 U.S. Code § 2532 - Federal standards-related activities
§ 2532.
Federal standards-related activitiesNo Federal agency may engage in any standards-related activity that creates unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States, including, but not limited to, standards-related activities that violate any of the following requirements:
(1) Nondiscriminatory treatmentEach Federal agency shall ensure, in applying standards-related activities with respect to any imported product, that such product is treated no less favorably than are like domestic or imported products, including, but not limited to, when applying tests or test methods, no less favorable treatment with respect to—
the acceptance of the product for testing in comparable situations;
the administration of the tests in comparable situations;
the fees charged for tests;
the release of test results to the exporter, importer, or agents;
the siting of testing facilities and the selection of samples for testing; and
the treatment of confidential information pertaining to the product.
(B) Application of requirementFor purposes of this paragraph, the following apply:
(i) International standards not appropriateThe reasons for which the basing of a standard on an international standard may not be appropriate include, but are not limited to, the following:
The prevention of deceptive practices.
The protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment.
Fundamental climatic or other geographical factors.
Fundamental technological problems.
In developing standards, a Federal agency may, but is not required to, take into consideration any international standard promulgated by an international standards organization the membership of which is described in section 2571(6)(A)(ii) [1] of this title.
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 402, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 351(c), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4956; Pub. L. 104–295, § 20(c)(14), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)
Section 2571(6)(A) of this title, referred to in par. (2)(B)(ii), was amended generally by Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 351(e)(4), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4956, and, as so amended, no longer contains clauses.