### Question
What does alternative staging regime mean?


### Answer
**Alternative staging regime** has the following meaning in *19 U.S.C. § 4532*:

> the application, pursuant to subsection (d), of the requirements of article 8 of the automotive appendix to the production of covered vehicles to allow producers of such vehicles to bring such production into compliance with the requirements of articles 2 through 7 of that appendix

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 4532*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-UNITED STATES&ndash;MEXICO&ndash;CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION > SUBCHAPTER II-CUSTOMS PROVISIONS**

