Terms Used In CFR > Title 37 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 1 > Subpart B > Publication of Applications

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• assignee: as used in this chapter means with respect to patent matters the single assignee of the entire right, title and interest in the application or patent if there is such a single assignee, or all of the partial assignees, or all of the partial assignee and inventors who have not assigned their interest in the application or patent, who together own the entire right, title and interest in the application or patent. See 37 CFR 3.71
• CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Claim for preferential tariff treatment: means a claim that a good is entitled to the duty rate applicable under the AFTA to an originating good, and to an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

  (b) Claim of origin. See 19 CFR 10.722

• Claim of origin: means a claim that a textile or apparel good is an originating good or a good of a Party or satisfies the non-preferential rules of origin of a Party;

  (c) Customs duty. See 19 CFR 10.722

• Country: means the political entity known as a nation. See 19 CFR 134.1
• Days: means calendar days;

  (f) Enterprise. See 19 CFR 10.722

• Duties: means Customs duties and any internal revenue taxes which attach upon importation. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Enterprise: means any entity constituted or organized under applicable law, whether or not for profit, and whether privately-owned or governmentally-owned or controlled, including any corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture, association, or similar organization;

  (g) Enterprise of a Party. See 19 CFR 10.722

• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• HTSUS: means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as promulgated by the U. See 19 CFR 10.722
• Importer: means the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Originating: means qualifying for preferential tariff treatment under the rules of origin set out in AFTA Chapters Four (Textiles and Apparel) and Five (Rules of Origin) and General Note 28, HTSUS;

  (o) Party. See 19 CFR 10.722

• Person: means a natural person or an enterprise;

  (q) Preferential tariff treatment. See 19 CFR 10.722

• port director: means the person who has jurisdiction within the geographical boundaries of their port of entry unless the regulations provide that particular trade functions or determinations are exclusively within the purview of a Center Director or other CBP personnel. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Preferential tariff treatment: means the duty rate applicable under the AFTA to an originating good, and an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

  (r) Subheading. See 19 CFR 10.722

• Textile or apparel good: means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (commonly referred to as "the ATC"), which is part of the WTO Agreement;

  (u) WTO. See 19 CFR 10.722

• United States: includes all territories and possessions of the United States, except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 CFR 134.1