[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: 7CFR1484]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1484_PROGRAMS TO HELP DEVELOP FOREIGN MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
 
                      Subpart A_General Information
 
Sec.  1484.13  What special definitions apply to the Cooperator program?

    For purposes of this part the following definitions apply:
    Activity--a specific market development effort undertaken by a 
Cooperator to address a constraint or opportunity.
    Administrator--the Vice President, CCC, who also serves as 
Administrator, FAS, USDA, or designee.
    Agricultural commodity--an agricultural commodity, food, feed, 
fiber, wood, livestock or insect, and any product thereof; and fish 
harvested from a U.S. aquaculture farm, or harvested by a vessel as 
defined in title 46, United States Code, in waters that are not waters 
(including the territorial sea) of a foreign country.
    Attache/Counselor--the FAS employee representing USDA interests in 
the foreign country in which promotional activities are conducted.
    Commodity Division--the office within the Foreign Agricultural 
Service responsible for the commodity covered by the project agreement.
    Compliance Review Staff--the office within the Foreign Agricultural 
Service responsible for performing periodic reviews of Cooperators to 
ensure compliance with this part.

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    Constraint--a condition in a particular country or region which 
needs to be addressed in order to develop, expand, or maintain exports 
of a specific U.S. agricultural commodity.
    Consumer promotion--activities that are designed to directly 
influence consumers by changing attitudes or purchasing behaviors 
towards U.S. agricultural products.
    Contribution--the cost-share expenditure made by a Cooperator or the 
U.S. industry in support of an activity; e.g., money, personnel, 
materials, services, facilities, or supplies.
    Cooperator or U.S. Cooperator--a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade 
organization which has entered into a foreign market development 
agreement with FAS.
    Cooperator Program--the Foreign Market Development Cooperator 
Program.
    Deputy Administrator--the Deputy Administrator, Commodity and 
Marketing Programs, FAS, USDA, or designee.
    Division Director--the director of a commodity division, Commodity 
and Marketing Programs, FAS, USDA.
    Eligible commodity--an agricultural commodity that is comprised of 
at least 50 percent U.S. origin content by weight, exclusive of added 
water.
    Eligible trade organization--a United States trade organization that 
promotes the exports of one or more United States agricultural 
commodities or products and does not have a business interest in or 
receive remuneration from specific sales of agricultural commodities or 
products.
    Expenditure--transfer of funds.
    FAS--Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
    Foreign third party--a foreign entity that assists, in accordance 
with this part, in promoting the export of a U.S. agricultural 
commodity.
    Generic promotion--a promotion that does not involve the exclusive 
or predominant use of a single company name or logo(s) or brand name(s) 
of a single company.
    Market--a country or region in which an activity is conducted.
    Marketing plan year--the program year beginning on October 1 and 
ending on September 30, during which Cooperators can undertake 
activities, consistent with this part and their agreements with FAS, and 
seek reimbursement. For example, marketing plan year 2000 begins on 
October 1, 1999, and ends on September 30, 2000.
    Project agreement--a contract between FAS and a Cooperator in which 
the basic working relationship is described including the program and 
financial obligations of each.
    Project funds--the funds made available to a Cooperator under a 
project agreement, and authorized for expenditure in accordance with 
this part.
    Property--furniture or equipment having a useful life of over one 
year and an acquisition cost of $500 or more.
    STRE--sales and trade relations expenditures.
    Trade team--a group of individuals engaged in an activity intended 
to promote the interests of an entire agricultural sector rather than to 
result in specific sales by any of its members.
    USDA--the United States Department of Agriculture.

[64 FR 52630, Sept. 30, 1999. Redesignated and amended at 65 FR 9995, 
Feb. 25, 2000]