[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR996]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 996_MINIMUM QUALITY AND HANDLING STANDARDS FOR DOMESTIC AND 
 
Sec.  996.72  Confidential information.

    All reports and records furnished or submitted by handlers and 
importers to USDA which include data or information constituting a trade 
secret or disclosing a trade position, financial condition, or business 
operations of the particular handlers or their customers shall be 
received by, and at all times kept in the custody and control of one or 
more employees of USDA, and, except as provided in Sec.  996.74 or 
otherwise provided by law, such information shall not be disclosed to 
any person outside USDA.