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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AC15 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Customs Entry Documentation Pursuant to Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act 
Abstract: Document implements section 12 of the Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 (ACPA) which was enacted by Congress to protect consumers and American businesses from counterfeit copyrighted and trademarked products. Section 12 of the ACPA concerns the content of entry documentation required by Customs to determine whether the imported merchandise or its packaging bears an infringing trademark. Amendment requires importers to provide on the invoice a listing of all trademarks appearing on imported merchandise and its packaging. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 141   
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66    19 USC 1448    19 USC 1484    19 USC 1624   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/02/1997 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Millie Gleason
Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 325-4291
Email: millie.m.gleason@cbp.dhs.gov