Notes on 21 U.S.C. § 466 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 21 U.S.C. § 466 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 85-172, Sec. 17, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 448; Pub. L. 99-
198, title XVII, Sec. 1701(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1633; Pub.
L. 103-182, title III, Sec. 361(e), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2123;
Pub. L. 103-465, title IV, Sec. 431(k), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat.
4969.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in subsec.
(a), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, as amended,
which is classified generally to chapter 9 (Sec. 301 et seq.) of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see section 301 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 103-465, Sec. 431(k)(1), amended
par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in
paragraph (2), all poultry, or parts or products thereof, capable
of use as human food offered for importation into the United States
shall -
"(A) be subject to the same inspection, sanitary, quality,
species verification, and residue standards applied to products
produced in the United States; and
"(B) have been processed in facilities and under conditions
that are the same as those under which similar products are
processed in the United States."
Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103-465, Sec. 431(k)(2)(A), amended
subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as
follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all poultry,
or parts or products of poultry, capable of use as human food
offered for importation into the United States from Canada and
Mexico shall -
"(i) comply with paragraph (1); or
"(ii)(I) be subject to inspection, sanitary, quality, species
verification, and residue standards that are equivalent to United
States standards; and
"(II) have been processed in facilities and under conditions
that meet standards that are equivalent to United States
standards."
Subsec. (d)(2)(B), (C). Pub. L. 103-465, Sec. 431(k)(2)(B), (C),
redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B)
which read as follows: "The Secretary may treat as equivalent to a
United States standard a standard of Canada or Mexico described in
subparagraph (A)(ii) if the exporting country provides the
Secretary with scientific evidence or other information, in
accordance with risk assessment methodologies agreed to by the
Secretary and the exporting country, to demonstrate that the
standard of the exporting country achieves the level of protection
that the Secretary considers appropriate."
1993 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-182, in par. (1), inserted
"except as provided in paragraph (2)," before "all poultry" in
introductory provisions, added par. (2), and redesignated former
pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively.
1985 - Par. (d). Pub. L. 99-198 added par. (d).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 103-465 effective, except as otherwise
provided, on the date of entry into force of the World Trade
Organization Agreement with respect to the United States [Jan. 1,
1995], see section 451 of Pub. L. 103-465, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 3601 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Section 1701(b) of Pub. L. 99-198 proved that: "The amendment
made by this section [amending this section] shall become effective
6 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 1985]."