7 CFR § 1212.21 - Qualified national organization representing first handler interests.

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title: "7 CFR § 1212.21 - Qualified national organization representing first handler interests."
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title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1212.21"
section_name: "Qualified national organization representing first handler interests."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1212"
part_name: "HONEY PACKERS AND IMPORTERS RESEARCH, PROMOTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION ORDER"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 11472, Mar. 3, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1212.21 Qualified national organization representing first handler interests.

“Qualified national organization representing first handler interests” means an organization that the Secretary certifies as being eligible to nominate first handler and alternate first handler members of the Board under § 1212.42.