(a) Effective Date.  This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date on which the Berne Convention (as defined in section 101 of title 17, United States Code) enters into force with respect to the United States. [2]

(b) Effect on Pending Cases.  Any cause of action arising under title 17, United States Code, before the effective date of this Act shall be governed by the provisions of such title as in effect when the cause of action arose.

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Appendix II Endnotes

1 Part II of the Appendix consists of provisions of the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, Pub.  L. No. 100-568, 102 Stat. 2853, that do not amend title 17 of the United States Code.

2 The Berne Convention entered into force in the United States on March 1, 1989.

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Appendix III.  Uruguay Round Agreements Act [1]

Sec. 2.  Definitions.

For purposes of this Act: 

(1) GATT 1947; GATT 1994.

(A) GATT 1947.  The term “GATT 1947” means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, dated October 30, 1947, annexed to the Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, as subsequently rectified, amended, or modified by the terms of legal instruments which have entered into force before the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.

(B) GATT 1994.  The term “GATT 1994” means the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement.

(2) HTS.  The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

(3)International trade commission.  The term “International Trade Commission” means the United States International Trade Commission.

(4) Multilateral trade agreement.  The term “multilateral trade agreement” means an agreement described in section 101(d) of this Act (other than an agreement described in paragraph (17) or (18) of such section).

(5) Schedule XX.  The term “Schedule XX” means Schedule XX — United States of America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.

(6) Trade representative.  The term “Trade Representative” means the United States Trade Representative.

(7) Uruguay round agreements.  The term “Uruguay Round Agreements” means the agreements approved by the Congress under section 101(a)(1).

(8) World trade organization and WTO.  The terms “World Trade Organization” and “WTO” mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.

(9) WTO agreement.  The term “WTO Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994.

(10) WTO member and WTO member country.  The terms “WTO member” and “WTO member country” mean a state, or separate customs territory (within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States applies the WTO Agreement.