7 USC § 2355 - Effect of defective execution

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2355"
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title: "7 USC § 2355 - Effect of defective execution"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2355"
section_name: "Effect of defective execution"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Legal Provisions as to the Plant Variety Protection Office"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 25, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1545.)"
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# § 2355. Effect of defective execution

Any document to be filed in the Plant Variety Protection Office and which is required by any law or regulation to be executed in a specified manner may be provisionally accepted by the Secretary despite a defective execution, provided a properly executed document is submitted within such time as may be prescribed.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 25, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1545.)