[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR700.62] [Page 95] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 700_DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents Subpart I_Official Actions Sec. 700.62 Directives. (a) A Directive is an official action which requires a person to take or refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with its provisions. (b) A person must comply with each Directive issued. However, a person may not use or extend a Directive to obtain any items from a supplier, unless expressly authorized to do so in the Directive. (c) Directives take precedence over all DX rated orders, DO rated orders, and unrated orders previously or subsequently received, unless a contrary instruction appears in the Directive.