{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1427.1203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1427.1203","heading":"Eligible ELS cotton.","body":"(a) For the purposes of this subpart, eligible ELS cotton is domestically produced baled ELS cotton that is:\n(1) Opened by an eligible domestic user on or after February 7, 2014, or\n(2) Exported by an eligible exporter on or after February 7, 2014, during a Friday through Thursday period in which a payment rate determined under § 1427.1207 is in effect, and that meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section;\n(b) Eligible ELS cotton must be either:\n(1) Baled lint, including baled lint classified by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service as Below Grade; or\n(2) Loose.\n(c) Eligible ELS cotton must not be:\n(1) ELS for which a payment, under the provisions of this subpart, has been made available;\n(2) Imported ELS cotton;\n(3) Raw, unprocessed motes;\n(4) Textile mill wastes; or\n(5) Semi-processed or re-ginned, processed motes.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS","PART 1427—COTTON","Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"f9acb6e63c9d3ab1fa74200755e318260bd9c1e836207a43e04290414c07658f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1427.1202","next":"us/7-cfr-1427.1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}