U.S. Code > Title 19 Customs Duties > CHAPTER 13—TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 (§§ 2501—2582) > SUBCHAPTER II—TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) (§§ 2531—2578b) > Part F—International Standard-Setting Activities (§§ 2578—2578b) > § 2578b. Definitions

§ 2578b. Definitions

(a) In general
As used in this part:
(1) Agency
The term “agency” means a Federal department or agency (or combination of Federal departments or agencies).
(2) Commissioner
The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
(3) International standard-setting organization
The term “international standard-setting organization” means an organization consisting of representatives of 2 or more countries, the purpose of which is to negotiate, develop, promulgate, or amend an international standard.
(4) Sanitary or phytosanitary standard
The term “sanitary or phytosanitary standard” means a standard intended to form a basis for a sanitary or phytosanitary measure.
(5) International standard
The term “international standard” means a standard, guideline, or recommendation—
(A) regarding food safety, adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including a standard, guideline, or recommendation regarding decomposition elaborated by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, food additives, contaminants, hygienic practice, and methods of analysis and sampling;
(B) regarding animal health and zoonoses, developed under the auspices of the International Office of Epizootics;
(C) regarding plant health, developed under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention in cooperation with the North American Plant Protection Organization; or
(D) established by or developed under any other international organization agreed to by the NAFTA countries (as defined in section 3301 (4) of this title) or by the WTO members (as defined in section 3501 (10) of this title).
(b) Other definitions
The definitions set forth in section 2575b of this title apply for purposes of this part except that in applying paragraph (7) of section 2575b of this title with respect to a sanitary or phytosanitary measure of a foreign country, any reference in such paragraph to the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to that foreign country.