[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1206.43]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1206_MANGO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order Definitions
 
Sec. 1206.43  Exemptions.

    (a) Any first handler or importer of less than 500,000 pounds of 
mangos per calendar year may claim an exemption from the assessments 
required under Sec. 1206.42. Mangos produced domestically and exported 
from the United States may annually claim an exemption from the 
assessments required under Sec. 1206.42.
    (b) A first handler or importer desiring an exemption shall apply to 
the Board, on a form provided by the Board, for a certificate of 
exemption. A first handler shall certify that the first handler will 
handle less than 500,000 pounds of domestic mangos for the fiscal period 
for which the exemption is claimed. An importer shall certify that the 
importer will import less than 500,000 pounds of mangos during the 
fiscal period for which the exemption is claimed.

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    (c) Upon receipt of an application, the Board shall determine 
whether an exemption may be granted. The Board then will issue, if 
deemed appropriate, a certificate of exemption to each person who is 
eligible to receive one. It is the responsibility of these persons to 
retain a copy of the certificate of exemption.
    (d) Importers who receive a certificate of exemption shall be 
eligible for reimbursement of assessments collected by Customs. These 
importers shall apply to the Board for reimbursement of any assessments 
paid. No interest will be paid on the assessments collected by Customs. 
Requests for reimbursement shall be submitted to the Board within 90 
days of the last day of the calendar year the mangos were actually 
imported.
    (e) Any person who desires an exemption from assessments for a 
subsequent calendar year shall reapply to the Board, on a form provided 
by the Board, for a certificate of exemption.
    (f) The Board may require persons receiving an exemption from 
assessments to provide to the Board reports on the disposition of exempt 
mangos and, in the case of importers, proof of payment of assessments.

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