Except as provided in subsection (b), no import relief may be provided under this subpart—
(1) in the case of a Canadian article, after December 31, 1998; or
(2) in the case of a Mexican article, after the date that is 10 years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force;
Import relief may be provided under this subpart in the case of a Canadian article or Mexican article after the date on which such relief would, but for this subsection, terminate under subsection (a), but only if the Government of Canada or Mexico, as the case may be, consents to such provision.
(Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 305, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2103.)