No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed-
unless specifically provided for in this chapter.
No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.
For purposes of this subsection, the term "State law" includes-
No person other than the United States-
19 U.S.C. § 4012
Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109-53 see Effective and Termination Dates note below.
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 109-53, 119 Stat. 462, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4001 of this title and Tables.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATESSection effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force (Mar. 1, 2006) and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA-DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109-53 set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.
- Agreement
- The term "Agreement" means the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement approved by the Congress under section 4011(a)(1) of this title.