In addition to the conditions and parameters stated in § 232a of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide, through regulations, others established by any entity recognized worldwide as a regulating body of the coffee business global market.The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish, through regulations, the parameters for the classification of 'Fine' or 'Specialty' coffee for the obtaining of samples and determination of bean size to analyze and classify the coffee according to its quality, as well as for the evaluation of the defects indicated above, using as a basis the rules established by any entity recognized globally as a regulating body of the fine coffee business.The specifications and attributes indicated in this, and in § 232a of this title, must be certified by a bona fide coffee tasting laboratory, recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture.The Secretary of Agriculture shall adopt the necessary regulations to put in effect the provisions of this chapter. History —June 19, 1964, No. 60, p. 166, added as § 2B on Sept. 3, 2003, No. 238, § 1.
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