7 CFR § 205.502 - Applying for accreditation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s205.502"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 205.502 - Applying for accreditation."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "205.502"
section_name: "Applying for accreditation."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT PROVISIONS"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 6501-6524."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "205"
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# 205.502 Applying for accreditation.
(a) A private or governmental entity seeking accreditation as a certifying agent under this subpart must submit an application for accreditation which contains the applicable information and documents set forth in §§ 205.503 through 205.505 and the fees required in § 205.640 to: Program Manager, USDA-AMS-NOP, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648 So. Bldg., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250-0268.
(b) Following the receipt of the information and documents, the Administrator will determine, pursuant to § 205.506, whether the applicant for accreditation should be accredited as a certifying agent.
[65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, as amended at 80 FR 6429, Feb. 5, 2015]