CMEA
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CMEA is a U.S. federal law that restricts the sale of certain cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine and related chemicals to combat the illicit production of methamphetamine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CMEA canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3215794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CMEA Context triple: [Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, shortName, CMEA]
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A.
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance was a Soviet-led economic organization that coordinated trade and development among socialist countries during the Cold War.
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B.
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional intergovernmental organization formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to facilitate cooperation among several former Soviet republics in areas such as trade, security, and political coordination.
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C.
Western European Union
The Western European Union was a now-defunct European defense and security organization that coordinated military cooperation among several Western European states during the Cold War and its aftermath.
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D.
European Union
The European Union is a political and economic union of European countries that collectively form one of the world’s largest single markets and play a major role in global diplomacy and governance.
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E.
Eurasian Economic Union
The Eurasian Economic Union is a regional economic bloc of several post-Soviet states that promotes economic integration through a common market, coordinated policies, and reduced trade barriers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CMEA Target entity description: CMEA is a U.S. federal law that restricts the sale of certain cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine and related chemicals to combat the illicit production of methamphetamine.
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A.
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance was a Soviet-led economic organization that coordinated trade and development among socialist countries during the Cold War.
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B.
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional intergovernmental organization formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to facilitate cooperation among several former Soviet republics in areas such as trade, security, and political coordination.
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C.
Western European Union
The Western European Union was a now-defunct European defense and security organization that coordinated military cooperation among several Western European states during the Cold War and its aftermath.
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D.
European Union
The European Union is a political and economic union of European countries that collectively form one of the world’s largest single markets and play a major role in global diplomacy and governance.
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E.
Eurasian Economic Union
The Eurasian Economic Union is a regional economic bloc of several post-Soviet states that promotes economic integration through a common market, coordinated policies, and reduced trade barriers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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anti-methamphetamine legislation ⓘ drug control law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit diversion of over-the-counter medicines to illicit drug manufacture
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reduce domestic methamphetamine production ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
over-the-counter cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine
ⓘ
pharmacies ⓘ retail stores ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| fullName | Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creates record-keeping obligations for sellers of regulated medicines
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increases penalties for methamphetamine-related offenses ⓘ limits quantity of pseudoephedrine an individual can purchase ⓘ |
| imposes |
30-day sales limits on pseudoephedrine products
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daily sales limits on pseudoephedrine products ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalArea |
controlled substances regulation
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criminal law ⓘ public health law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to combat the illicit production of methamphetamine
ⓘ
to restrict access to precursor chemicals used in methamphetamine manufacture ⓘ |
| regulates |
ephedrine
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phenylpropanolamine ⓘ pseudoephedrine ⓘ |
| requires |
behind-the-counter placement of certain cold medicines
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customer identification for purchase of regulated cold medicines ⓘ logbook records of sales of regulated products ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| subjectOf | restrictions on retail sales of certain cold medicines ⓘ |
| targets | retail sale of methamphetamine precursor chemicals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CMEA Description of subject: CMEA is a U.S. federal law that restricts the sale of certain cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine and related chemicals to combat the illicit production of methamphetamine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.