7 CFR § 1216.5 - Conflict of interest.

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title: "7 CFR § 1216.5 - Conflict of interest."
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title_name: "Agriculture"
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section_name: "Conflict of interest."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "PEANUT PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER"
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# 1216.5 Conflict of interest.

*Conflict of interest* means a situation in which a member or employee of the Board has a direct or indirect financial interest in a person who performs a service for, or enters into a contract with, the Board for anything of economic value.