### Question
How is the term Convention defined?


### Answer
The term **Convention** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 3002* as the following:

> the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, done at Brussels on June 14, 1983, and the Protocol thereto, done at Brussels on June 24, 1986, submitted to the Congress on June 15, 1987

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 3002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-IMPLEMENTATION OF HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE**

