7 CFR § 1218.3 - Conflict of interest.

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title: "7 CFR § 1218.3 - Conflict of interest."
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chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "BLUEBERRY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 and 7 U.S.C. 7401."
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# 1218.3 Conflict of interest.

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

[65 FR 43963, July 17, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 37118, July 17, 2001; 71 FR 44554, Aug. 7, 2006]