13 CFR § 121.602 - At what point in time must a 8(a) BD applicant be small?

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title: "13 CFR § 121.602 - At what point in time must a 8(a) BD applicant be small?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "121.602"
section_name: "At what point in time must a 8(a) BD applicant be small?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "121"
part_name: "SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(a)(36), 662, and 694a(9)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 121.602 At what point in time must a 8(a) BD applicant be small?

A 8(a) BD applicant must be small for its primary industry at the time SBA certifies it for admission into the program.

[61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996, as amended at 69 FR 29206, May 21, 2004]