# 19 U.S.C. § 3703: Eligibility requirements

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t19_s3703

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 U.S.C. § 3703
- **Heading:** Eligibility requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES > CHAPTER 23—EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA > SUBCHAPTER I—TRADE POLICY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

## Text

a market-based economy that protects private property rights for men and women, incorporates an open rules-based trading system, and minimizes government interference in the economy through measures such as price controls, subsidies, and government ownership of economic assets;

( Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 104 , May 18, 2000 , 114 Stat. 254 ; Pub. L. 114–27, title I , §§ 106(b), 111, June 29, 2015 , 129 Stat. 368 , 370.)

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