U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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All TitlesTitle 7Chapter IPart 52Subpart A - Subpart A—Requirements Governing Inspection and Certification

DEFINITIONS
§ 52.2 - Terms defined.
§ 52.3 - Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act.
§ 52.1 - Administration of regulations.

INSPECTION SERVICE
§ 52.4 - Where inspection service is offered.
§ 52.5 - Who may obtain inspection service.
§ 52.6 - How to make application.
§ 52.7 - Information required in connection with application.
§ 52.8 - Filing of application.
§ 52.9 - Record of filing time.
§ 52.10 - When application may be rejected.
§ 52.11 - When application may be withdrawn.
§ 52.12 - Disposition of inspected sample.
§ 52.13 - Basis of inspection and grade or compliance determination.
§ 52.14 - Order of inspection service.
§ 52.15 - Postponing inspection service.
§ 52.16 - Financial interest of inspector.
§ 52.17 - Forms of certificates.
§ 52.18 - Issuance of certificates.
§ 52.19 - Issuance of corrected certificates.
§ 52.20 - Issuance of an inspection report in lieu of an inspection certificate.
§ 52.21 - Disposition of inspection certificates.
§ 52.22 - Report of inspection results prior to issuance of formal report.

APPEAL INSPECTION
§ 52.23 - When appeal inspection may be requested.
§ 52.24 - Where to file for an appeal inspection and information required.
§ 52.25 - When an application for an appeal inspection may be withdrawn.
§ 52.26 - When appeal inspection may be refused.
§ 52.27 - Who shall perform appeal inspection.
§ 52.28 - Appeal inspection certificate.

LICENSING OF SAMPLERS AND INSPECTORS
§ 52.29 - Who may become licensed sampler.
§ 52.30 - Application to become a licensed sampler.
§ 52.31 - Inspectors.
§ 52.32 - Suspension or revocation of license of licensed sampler or licensed inspector.
§ 52.33 - Surrender of license.

SAMPLING
§ 52.34 - How samples are drawn by inspectors or licensed samplers.
§ 52.35 - Accessibility for sampling.
§ 52.36 - How officially drawn samples are to be identified.
§ 52.37 - How official samples are to be identified and shipped.
§ 52.38 - Sampling plans and procedures for determining lot compliance.
§ 52.38a - Definitions of terms applicable to statistical sampling.
§ 52.38b - Statistical sampling procedures for on-line inspection by attributes of processed fruits and vegetables.
§ 52.38c - Statistical sampling procedures for lot inspection of processed fruits and vegetables by attributes.
§ 52.39 - Issuance of certificate of sampling.
§ 52.40 - Identification of lots sampled.

FEES AND CHARGES
§ 52.41 - Payment of fees and charges.
§ 52.42 - Schedule of fees.
§ 52.43 - Fees to be charged and collected for sampling when performed by a licensed sampler.
§ 52.44 - Inspection fees when charges for sampling have been collected.
§ 52.45 - Inspection fees when charges for sampling have not been collected.
§ 52.46 - Fee for appeal inspection.
§ 52.47 - Changing types of service.
§ 52.48 - Charges for plant survey and inspection.
§ 52.49 - Charges for copies of inspection documents and/or inspection data.
§ 52.50 - Travel and other expenses.
§ 52.51 - Charges for inspection services on a contract basis.

MISCELLANEOUS
§ 52.53 - Approved identification.
§ 52.54 - Debarment of services.
§ 52.55 - Political activity.
§ 52.56 - Purchase of commodity samples for review.
§ 52.57 - Compliance with other laws.
§ 52.58 - Identification.
§ 52.59 - OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANTS TO BE APPROVED AND FOR PLANTS USING CONTRACT IN-PLANT INSPECTION SERVICES 1
§ 52.81 - Plant survey.
§ 52.82 - Basis of survey and plant inspection.
§ 52.83 - Reporting results of the plant survey and inauguration of inspection services.
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