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title: "7 U.S.C. § 6504"
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description: "National standards for organic production"
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title_number: 7
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title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
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chapter_number: "94"
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chapter_name: "ORGANIC CERTIFICATION"
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section: "6504"
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citation: "7 U.S.C. § 6504"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 6504 - National standards for organic production
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## Text
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To be sold or labeled as an organically produced agricultural product under this chapter, an agricultural product shall—
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(1) have been produced and handled without the use of synthetic chemicals, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
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(2) except as otherwise provided in this chapter and excluding livestock, not be produced on land to which any prohibited substances, including synthetic chemicals, have been applied during the 3 years immediately preceding the harvest of the agricultural products; and
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(3) be produced and handled in compliance with an organic plan agreed to by the producer and handler of such product and the certifying agent.
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(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2105, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3937; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1001(1), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1893.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1991—Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “; and” for period at end.
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