least developed country
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “least developed country” means a country which the Trade Representative determines is—
(i) a country referred to as a least developed country within the meaning of paragraph (a) of Annex VII to the Subsidies Agreement, or
(ii) any other country listed in Annex VII to the Subsidies Agreement, but only if the country has a per capita gross national product of less than $1,000 per annum as measured by the most recent data available from the World Bank.
Source
- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 1677Customs Duties · Definitions; special rules · under this subtitle
The term “least developed country” means any country on the United Nations General Assembly list of least developed countries.
Source
- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 2518Customs Duties · Definitions · as used in this subchapter