27 CFR § 10.52 - Practice which puts trade buyer independence at risk.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s10.52"
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title: "27 CFR § 10.52 - Practice which puts trade buyer independence at risk."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "10.52"
section_name: "Practice which puts trade buyer independence at risk."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "10"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL BRIBERY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 49-50; 27 U.S.C. 202 and 205; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h)."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-74, 45 FR 63257, Sept. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 10.52 Practice which puts trade buyer independence at risk.

The practice specified in this section is deemed to place trade buyer independence at risk within the description of exclusion in § 10.51: Industry member payments of money to the employee(s) of a trade buyer without the knowledge or consent of the trade buyer-employer in return for the employee agreeing to order distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages from the industry member. The practice enumerated here is an example and does not constitute a complete list of those situations which result in such control.