{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-205.500","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 205.500","heading":"Areas and duration of accreditation.","body":"(a) The Administrator shall accredit a qualified domestic or foreign applicant in the areas of crops, livestock, wild crops, or handling or any combination thereof to certify a domestic or foreign production or handling operation as a certified operation.\n(b) Accreditation shall be for a period of 5 years from the date of approval of accreditation pursuant to § 205.506.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER M—ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT PROVISIONS","PART 205—NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM","Subpart F—Accreditation of Certifying Agents"],"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":"b0d62729416586338d5b129de2ee06140ee6019062a988e1e58bf537e487e794","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-205.407-205.499","next":"us/7-cfr-205.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}