The President shall direct the Trade Representative to enter into consultations with each major wine trading country to seek a reduction or elimination of that country's tariff barriers and nontariff barriers to (or other distortions of) trade in United States wine.
If the President, after taking into account information and advice received under subsections (a) and (b), section 2805 of this title or from other sources, determines that action is appropriate to respond to any act, policy, or practice of a major wine trading country constitutes a tariff barrier or nontariff barrier to (or other distortion of) trade in United States wine and-
the President, shall take all appropriate and feasible action under the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.] to enforce the rights of the United States under any such trade agreement or to obtain the elimination of such act, policy, or practice.
1 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
2 So in original. Probably should be "therefor;".
19 U.S.C. § 2804
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 854(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 854(a) of Pub. L. 96-39, title VIII, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 294, which is set out as a note under section 2135 of this title.The Trade Act of 1974, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1)(C)(i) and (c), is Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§2101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
REPORTS ON NEGOTIATIONS TO ELIMINATE WINE TRADE BARRIERSPub. L. 100-418, title I, §1125, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1147, provided that before the close of the 13-month period beginning on Aug. 23, 1988, the President was to update each report submitted to Congress under this section and submit the updated report to Congress, with specified information included.[Functions of the President under section 1125 of Pub. L. 100-418 delegated to the United States Trade Representative, see section 1-201 of Ex. Ord. No. 12661, Dec. 27, 1988, 54 F.R. 779, set out as a note under section 2901 of this title.]
- Committees
- The term "Committees" means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
- Trade Representative
- The term "Trade Representative" means the United States Trade Representative.
- United States wine
- The term "United States wine" means wine produced within the customs territory of the United States.
- major wine trading country
- The term "major wine trading country" means any foreign country, or group of foreign countries, designated as such under section 2803 of this title.
- wine
- The term "wine" means any fermented alcoholic beverage that-(A) is made from grapes or other fruit;(B) contains not less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume and not more than 24 percent alcohol by volume, including all dilutions and mixtures thereof by whatever process produced; and(C) is for nonindustrial use.