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PUBLIC LAW 86-687-SEPT. 2, 1960

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Public Law 86-687 September 2, 1960 [S. 1857]

AN ACT To promote the foreign trade of the United States in grapes and plums, to protect the reputation of American-grown grapes and plums in foreign markets, to prevent deception or misrepresentation as to the quality of such products moving in foreign commerce, to provide for the commercial inspection of such products entering such commerce, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Foreign trade in Uriited States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be ungrapes and plums, lawful for any person to ship or offer for shipment or for any carrier, promotion. or any steamship company, or any person to transport or receive for transportation to any foreign destination, except as provided in this Act, any grapes or plums in packages which are not accompanied by a certificate issued under authority of the Secretary showing that such grapes or plums are of a Federal or State grade which meets the minimum of quality established by the Secretary for shipment in export. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe, by regulations, the requirements, other than those of grades, which the fruit must meet before certificates are issued. The Secretary shall provide opportunity, by public hearing or otherwise, for interested persons to examine and make recommendation with respect to any standard of export proposed to be established or designated, or regulation prescribed, by the Secretary for the purposes of this Act. standards of exg^c. 2. The Secretary shall give reasonable notice through one or port. more trade papers of the effective date of standards of export Notice, established or designated by him under this Act: Provided, That any grapes or plums may be certified and shipped for export in fulfillment of any contract made within two months prior to the date of such shipment if the terms of such contract were in accordance with the grades and regulations of the Secretary in effect at the time the contract was made.

Exemption.

Fees.

Penalties.

SEC. 3. Where the government of the country to which the shipment is to be made has standards or requirements as to condition of grapes and plums the Secretary may in addition to inspection and certification for compliance with the standards established or designated hereunder inspect and certify for determination as to compliance with the standards or requirements of such foreign government and may provide for special certificates in such cases. SEC. 4. The Secretary may, by regulation, exempt from compliance with the provisions of this Act the shipment of such minimum quantities of grapes and plums to any foreign country as he may prescribe. SEC. 5. For inspecting and certifying the grade, quality, or condition of grapes or plums the Secretary shall cause to be collected a reasonable fee which shall, as nearly as may be, cover the cost of the service rendered: Provided, That when cooperative arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary, or his designated representative, for carrying out the purposes of this Act cannot be made the fees collected hereunder in such cases shall be available until expended to defray the cost of the service rendered, and in such cases the limitations on the amounts expended for the purchase and maintenance of motorpropelled passenger-carrying vehicles shall not be applicable: Provided further, That certificates issued by the authorized agents of the United States Department of Agriculture shall be received in all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained. g^c. 6. After Opportunity for hearing the Secretary is authorized to refuse the issuance of certificates under this Act for periods not exceeding ninety days to any person who ships or offers for shipment

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