Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter A - Commodity Standards and Container Requirements |
Part 27 - Cotton Classification Under Cotton Futures Legislation |
Subpart A - Requirements |
Classification Requests |
§ 27.12 - Classification request for each lot of cotton. |
§ 27.13 - Micronaire determination request incidental to classification request. |
§ 27.14 - Filing of classification requests. |
§ 27.15 - Withdrawal or rejection of classification or Micronaire determination requests. |
Costs of Classification and Micronaire |
§ 27.80 - Fees; review classification, futures classification and supervision. |
§ 27.81 - Fees; certificates. |
§ 27.83 - No fees for certain certificates. |
§ 27.85 - Fees; withdrawn requests or applications. |
§ 27.87 - Fees; classification and Micronaire determination information. |
§ 27.89 - Expenses; inspection; sampling. |
§ 27.90 - Bills for payment of fees and expenses. |
§ 27.91 - Advance deposit may be required. |
§ 27.92 - Method of payment; advance deposit. |
Cotton Class Certificates |
§ 27.39 - Issuance of classification records. |
§ 27.40 - New certificates; conditions of issuance. |
§ 27.41 - Lost certificate; duplicate. |
§ 27.42 - Surrender of certificate. |
§ 27.43 - Validity of cotton class certificates. |
§ 27.44 - Invalidity of cotton class certificates. |
§ 27.45 - No storage of cotton for classification at disapproved place. |
§ 27.46 - Cotton withdrawn from storage. |
§ 27.47 - Tender or delivery of cotton; conditions. |
Spot Markets |
§ 27.93 - Bona fide spot markets. |
§ 27.94 - Spot markets for contract settlement purposes. |
General |
§ 27.3 - Requirements of subsection 15b(f) of the Act. |
§ 27.4 - Obligations and rights under Act: not affected by regulations. |
§ 27.5 - Effect of amendments. |
Transfers of Cotton |
Delayed Certification |
§ 27.52 - Delivery without certification. |
§ 27.53 - Notice for delayed certification; requirements. |
§ 27.54 - Inspection and sampling for delayed certification. |
§ 27.55 - Requirements in lieu of cotton class certificates on delivery day. |
Price Quotations and Differences |
§ 27.95 - Spot markets to conform to Act and regulations. |
§ 27.96 - Quotations in bona fide spot markets. |
§ 27.97 - Ascertaining the accuracy of price quotations. |
§ 27.98 - Value of grade where no sale; determination. |
§ 27.99 - Values; expression. |
§ 27.100 - Administration. |
Classification Reviews and Micronaire Determinations |
§ 27.61 - One review of classification. |
§ 27.62 - Conditions for review of classification and for incidental Micronaire determination for original applicant. |
§ 27.63 - Conditions for review of classification and for Micronaire determination for receiver. |
§ 27.64 - Application for review of classification and for Micronaire determination; filing. |
§ 27.65 - Completion of review of classification. |
§ 27.66 - Dismissal of application for review. |
§ 27.67 - Use of new samples in reviews and Micronaire determinations. |
§ 27.69 - Classification review; notations on certificate. |
§ 27.72 - Withdrawal of application for review. |
Definitions |
§ 27.1 - Meaning of words. |
§ 27.2 - Terms defined. |
Postponed Classification |
§ 27.57 - Request for postponement. |
§ 27.58 - Postponed classification; must be within 30 days. |
§ 27.59 - Postponed classification; interference. |
§ 27.60 - When original request deemed withdrawn. |
§ 27.73 - Supervision of transfers of cotton. |
§§ 27.61--27.72 - [Reserved] |
Classification and Micronaire Determinations |
§ 27.31 - Classification of cotton. |
§ 27.32 - Order of classification. |
§ 27.33 - Exposing of samples for classification. |
§ 27.34 - Classification procedure. |
§ 27.35 - Lower class of two samples to prevail. |
§ 27.36 - Classification determinations based on official standards. |
§ 27.37 - Cotton reduced in grade. |
§ 27.38 - Terms defined for purposes of classification. |
Inspection and Samples |
§ 27.16 - Inspection; weighing; samples; supervision. |
§ 27.18 - Persons not to be employed for inspection or sampling. |
§ 27.20 - Drawing and handling of samples of cotton; inspection of bales. |
§ 27.21 - [Reserved] |
§ 27.22 - Wrapping and marking of samples of cotton. |
§ 27.23 - Duplicate sets of samples of cotton. |
§ 27.24 - Delivery of samples of cotton. |
§ 27.25 - Additional samples of cotton; drawing. |
§ 27.28 - Disposition of samples. |
Administration |
§ 27.8 - Director. |
§ 27.9 - Classing Offices; Quality Assurance Division. |
§ 27.10 - Supervision of cotton inspection, weighing, sampling; and other duties. |
§ 27.11 - Area Director, Marketing Services Office; responsibility. |