FV-180 Marketing Agreement (CA Almonds)

OMS No. 0581-0178

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAMS

MARKETING AGREEMENT, AS FURTHER AMENDED, REGULATING
THE HANDUNG OF ALMONDS GROWN IN CAliFORNIA

The parties hereto, in order to effectuate the declared policy of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended
(Secs. 1-19,48 Stat. 31, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 601-674), and in accordance with the applicable rules of practice and procedure effective
thereunder (7 CPR Part 900), desire to enter into this agreement further amending the marketing agreement regulating the handling of
almonds grown in California; and each party hereto agrees that such handling shall be in conformity to, and in compliance with, the
provisions of said marketing agreement as hereby further amended.

The provisions of §§ 981.1 to 981.92, inclusive, of the order as amended and as further amended by the order anrexed to and made
a part of the decision of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to proposed amendment of marketing agreement and order regulating the
handling of California almonds, plus the following additional provisions, shall be, and the same hereby are, the terms and conditions hereof;
and the specified provisions of said annexed order are hereby incorporated into this marketing agreement as if set forth in full herein:

§ 981.93

Counterparts.
This agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and when one counterpart is signed by the Secretary, all such counterparts

shall constitute, when taken together, one and the same instrument as if all signatures were contained in one original.

§ 981.94

AdditionalParties.
After the effective date hereof, any handler may become a party to this agreement if a counterpart is executed by such handler and

delivered to the Secretary.

This agreement shall take effect as to such new contracting party at the time such counterpart is delivered to the

Secretary, and the benefits, privileges, and immunities conferred by this agreement shall then be effective as to such new contracting party.

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§ 981.95 Order with Marketing Agreement.
Each signatory handler requests the Secretary to issue, pursuant to the Act, an order providing for regulating the handling of
almonds grown in California, in the same manner as is provided for in this agreement.

The undersigned hereby authorizes the Deputy Administrator or Associate Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture, to correct any typographical errors which may have been made in
this marketing agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the contracting parties, acting under the provisions of the Act, for the purpose and subject to the
limitations therein contained, and not otherwise, have hereto set their respective signatures and seals.

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By:
(Firm Name)

(Mailing Address)

(Signature)

(Title)

(Corporate Seal; if none, so state)

(Date of Execution)
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Ifone of the contracting parties to this agreement is a corporation, my signature constitutes certification that Jhave the
power granted to me by the Board of Directors to bind this corporation to the marketing agreement.

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collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection
is 0581-0178. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the
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S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider
and employer.
This information is required to determine voter eligibility and vote of almond handlers. Falsification of
information on this government document may result in a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not
more than rIVe years or both (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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