[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR132.2]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 132--QUOTAS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 132.2  Enactment and administration of quotas.

    (a) Enactment. Tariff-rate quotas and absolute quotas are 
established by Presidential proclamations, Executive orders, and 
legislative enactments. These documents are published in the Customs 
Bulletin.
    (b) Administration. Quotas vary by the type of commodity involved, 
the country of exportation, the period or periods the quota is open and 
the type of quota. Quotas are divided into two categories: Quotas 
administered directly by Headquarters, U.S. Customs Service, and quotas 
administered by other agencies which are enforced by Headquarters, U.S. 
Customs Service, and which may require special procedures or special 
documentation in accordance with the regulations and directives of the 
particular agency involved.
    (c) Strict construction employed. The terms of a Presidential 
proclamation, Executive order, or legislative enactment establishing a 
quota, and the regulations implementing the quota, must be strictly 
complied with.