1. (a) General rule Except as provided in subsection (b), no import relief may be provided under this subpart—

   1. (1) in the case of a Canadian article, after December 31, 1998; or
   2. (2) in the case of a Mexican article, after the date that is 10 years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force;

   unless the article against which the action is taken is an item for which the transition period for tariff elimination set out in the United States Schedule to Annex 302.2 of the Agreement is greater than 10 years, in which case the period during which relief may be granted shall be the period of staged tariff elimination for that article.

2. (b) Exception Import relief may be provided under this subpart in the case of a Canadian article or Mexican article after the date on which such relief would, but for this subsection, terminate under subsection (a), but only if the Government of Canada or Mexico, as the case may be, consents to such provision.

(Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 305, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2103.)

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 116–113, title VI, § 601, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 78, provided that, effective on the date the USMCA enters into force, this section is repealed.

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective on the date on which the USMCA enters into force, see section 601 of Pub. L. 116–113, set out as a note under section 3301 of this title.

North American Free Trade Agreement: Entry Into Force

The North American Free Trade Agreement entered into force on Jan. 1, 1994, see note set out under section 3311 of this title.