[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1219.58]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1219_HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec.  1219.58  Importer associations.

    (a) An association of avocado importers is eligible to receive 
assessment funds and any proceeds from the investment of such funds only 
if such importer association is:
    (1) Established pursuant to State law that requires detailed State 
regulation comparable to that applicable to the State organization of 
domestic avocado producers, as determined by the Secretary; or
    (2) Certified by the Secretary as meeting the requirements 
applicable to the Board as to its operations and obligations, including 
budgets, programs, plans, projects, audits, conflicts of interest, and 
reimbursements for administrative costs incurred by the Secretary.
    (b) An importer association may represent any importers of Hass 
avocados including importers of Hass avocados from a particular foreign 
country. An importer association may be composed of importers as well as 
representatives of foreign avocado exporting industries. An importer 
association should establish it own bylaws and may use existing 
organizations for the establishment of the association and coordination 
of the association's promotion and research efforts.
    (c) For the purposes of the Order, the information required for 
certification of the importer associations by the Secretary may include, 
but is not limited to, the following:
    (1) Evidence of incorporation under any state law with all 
appropriate legal requirements;
    (2) Evidence that the association is composed of importers that are 
located in any state and subject to assessments under the Order, no 
matter where the association has been incorporated or in which state the 
importers reside;
    (3) Certification of the association's ability and willingness to 
further the aims and objectives of the Order;
    (4) Evidence of stability and permanency; and
    (5) A description of the functions of the association.

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