[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2012.2]

[Page 466]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2012_IMPLEMENTATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS FOR BEEF--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2012.2  Definitions.

    Unless the context otherwise requires, for the purpose of this 
subpart, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below.
    (a) Beef means any article classified under any of the subheadings 
of the HTS specified in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 2 of the HTS.
    (b) Allocated country means a country to which an allocation of a 
particular quantity of beef has been assigned under additional U.S. note 
3 to chapter 2 of the HTS.
    (c) Enter means to enter, or withdraw from warehouse, for 
consumption.
    (d) HTS means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
    (e) Participating country means any allocated country that USTR has 
determined is, and notified the U.S. Customs Service as being eligible 
to use export certificates.
    (f) USTR means the United States Trade Representative or the 
designee of the United States Trade Representative.