[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: 7CFR1435.105]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1435_SUGAR PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B_Loan Program
 
Sec.  1435.105  Loan settlement and foreclosure.

    (a) A processor may, any time before loan maturity, redeem all or 
any part of the loan collateral by paying CCC the applicable principal 
and interest.
    (b) Forfeiture of sugar loan collateral will be accepted as payment 
in full of the principal and interest due under a nonrecourse loan, 
applicable to the quality and quantity of sugar delivered, subject to 
applicable premiums and discounts.
    (c)(1) Forfeiture of in-process sugar serving as loan collateral 
will be accepted as payment in full of principal and interest if the 
processor converts the in-process sugar into raw cane sugar or refined 
beet sugar of acceptable grade and quality for sugar eligible for loans 
within 1 month of loan maturity.
    (2) The in-process sugar must be fully processed into raw cane sugar 
or refined beet sugar, the processor shall transfer the sugar to CCC.
    (3) On transfer of the sugar, CCC shall make a payment to the 
processor in an amount equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the 
difference between the loan rate for raw cane sugar or refined beet 
sugar, as appropriate, and the in-process loan rate the processor 
received by the quantity of sugar transferred to CCC. The loan agreement 
shall specify the quantity of sugar that can be forfeited to CCC.
    (d) If the processor does not forfeit the collateral, but instead 
further processes the in-process sugar into raw cane sugar or refined 
beet sugar and repays the loan on the in-process sugar;
    (1) the processor may obtain a loan for the raw cane sugar or 
refined beet sugar, as appropriate, and
    (2) the term of a loan made under this subsection for a quantity of 
in-process sugar, when combined with the term of a loan made for the raw 
cane sugar or refined beet sugar derived from the in-process sugar, may 
not exceed 9 months.
    (e) CCC shall not accept delivery of sugar in settlement of a 
nonrecourse loan in excess of the quantity of sugar that is shown on the 
note and security agreement minus any quantity that was redeemed or 
released for removal under this section.
    (f) If the processor does not redeem any of the nonrecourse loan 
collateral, title to the unredeemed nonrecourse loan collateral as 
described in the note and security agreement will, without further CCC 
or processor action transfer to CCC in-store at the CCC-approved 
warehouse at 12 a.m. the day following the maturity date of the loan. 
Title, all rights, and interest to such sugar shall immediately vest in 
CCC.
    (g) The value of the settlement of loans shall be made by CCC 
according to the CCC schedule of premiums and discounts.
    (h) CCC may, at any time, accelerate the date for loan repayment 
including interest. CCC will give the processor notice of such 
acceleration at least 15 days in advance of the accelerated loan 
maturity date.
    (i) If a processor's nonrecourse loan indebtedness is not satisfied 
under the provisions of this section or if forfeited in-process sugar is 
not converted to raw or refined sugar within the prescribed time:
    (1) Interest on the processor's indebtedness shall accrue as 
specified in part 1403 of this title and shall accrue until the debt is 
paid;
    (2) CCC may, upon notice, with or without removing the collateral 
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storage, sell such collateral at either a public or private sale;
    (3) The processor shall be liable for the deficiency if the net 
proceeds are less than the amount of principal, interest, and any other 
charges CCC incurs; and
    (4) If the processor forfeits the in-process sugar loan collateral 
but does not transfer raw or refined sugar of suitable quality to CCC 
within 1 month, CCC will charge liquidated damages, as provided in the 
loan agreement.