Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§582 Notice of establishment of standards; shipments under contracts made before adoption of standards
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - EXPORT STANDARDS FOR APPLES › § 582
Summary
The Secretary must announce in trade papers when export standards begin. Apples can be certified and shipped to fill contracts made within six months if they used the Secretary's grades and regulations.
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Title 7, §582
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The Secretary shall give reasonable notice through one or more trade papers of the effective date of standards of export established or designated by him under this chapter: Provided, That any apples may be certified and shipped for export in fulfillment of any contract made within six months prior to the date of such shipment if the terms of such contract were in accordance with the grades and regulations of the Secretary in effect at the time the contract was made.
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1999—Pub. L. 106–96 struck out “or pears” after “any apples”.
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7 U.S.C. § 582
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73