Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/957

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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-410—OCT. 3, 1978 the importer, his consignee, or agent, unless liquidation continues to be suspended as required by statute or court order. When such a suspension of liquidation is removed, the entry shall be liquidated within 90 days therefrom." (b) The amendment made by this section applies to the entry or withdrawal of merchandise for consumption on or after 180 days after the enactment of this Act. SEC. 210. Section 520(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C 1520 (c)(1)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) a clerical error, mistake of fact, or other inadvertence not amounting to an error in the construction of a law, adverse to the importer and manifest from the record or established by documentary evidence, in any entry, liquidation, or other customs transaction, when the error, mistake, or inadvertence is brought to the attention of the appropriate customs officer within one year after the date of liquidation or exaction; or". SEC. 211. (a) Section 526 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526) is amended— (1) by striking out "It" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, it"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(d) EXEMPTIONS.—(1) The trademark provisions of this section and section 42 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (60 Stat. 440; 15 U.S.C. 1124), do not apply to the importation of articles accompanying any person arriving in the United States when such articles are for his personal use and not for sale if (A) such articles are within the limits of types and quantities determined by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, and (B) such person has not been granted an exemption under this subsection within thirty days immediately preceding his arrival. "(2) The Secretary shall determine and publish in the Federal Register lists of the types of articles and the quantities of each which shall be entitled to the exemption provided by this subsection. In determining such quantities of particular types of trade-marked articles, the Secretary shall give such consideration as he deems necessary to the numbers of such articles usually purchased at retail for personal use. "(3) If any article which has been exempted from the restrictions on importation of the trade-mark laws under this subsection is sold within one year after the date of importation, such article, or its value (to be recovered from the importer), is subject to forfeiture. A sale pursuant to a judicial order or in liquidation of the estate of a decedent is not subject to the provisions of this paragraph. "(4) The Secretary may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessarv to carry out the provisions of this subsection.". (b) Section 42 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1124), is amended by striking out "That" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 526 of the Tariff Act of 1930,". (c) Section 526 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526) is amended by adding at the end of the following new subsection: "(e) Any such merchandise bearing a counterfeit mark (within the meaning of section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the Lanham Act, 60 Stat. 427; 15 U.S.C. 1127)) imported into the United States in violation of the provisions of section 42 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (60 Stat, 440; 15 U.S.C. 1124), shall

92 STAT. 903

19 USC 1504 note.

Publication in Federal Register.

Rules and regulations.