Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§582 Notice of Establishment of Standards; Shipments Under Contracts Made Before Adoption of Standards
Title 7 › CHAPTER 25 — EXPORT STANDARDS FOR APPLES › § 582
Summary
Secretary must notify trade papers when export standards start; apples can be certified and shipped to fulfill contracts made within six months before shipment if those contracts matched the Secretary's grades then.
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Title 7, §582
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102