§ 6742. — Prohibition relating to low concentrations of Schedules 2 and 3 chemicals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6742]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 75--CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION
SUBCHAPTER III--REPORTS
Sec. 6742. Prohibition relating to low concentrations of
Schedules 2 and 3 chemicals
(a) Prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no person
located in the United States shall be required to report on, or to
submit to, any routine inspection conducted for the purpose of verifying
the production, possession, consumption, exportation, importation, or
proposed production, possession, consumption, exportation, or
importation of any substance that contains less than--
(1) 10 percent concentration of a Schedule 2 chemical; or
(2) 80 percent concentration of a Schedule 3 chemical.
(b) Standard for measurement of concentration
The percent concentration of a chemical in a substance shall be
measured on the basis of volume or total weight, which measurement
yields the lesser percent.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. I, title IV, Sec. 402, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
2681-881.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this
Act'' and was translated as reading ``this division'', meaning div. I of
Pub. L. 105-277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-856, known as the
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998, to reflect the
probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division I
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6701 of this
title and Tables.
