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17 CFR 32.4 - Exemptions.

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§ 32.4 Exemptions.
(a) Except for the provisions of §§ 32.2, 32.8 and 32.9, which shall in any event apply to all commodity option transactions, the provisions of this part shall not apply to a commodity option offered by a person which has a reasonable basis to believe that the option is offered to a producer, processor, or commercial user of, or a merchant handling, the commodity which is the subject of the commodity option transaction, or the products or by-products thereof, and that such producer, processor, commercial user or merchant is offered or enters into the commodity option transaction solely for purposes related to its business as such.
(b) The Commission may, by order, upon written request or upon its own motion, exempt any other person, either unconditionally or on a temporary or other conditional basis, from any provisions of this part, other than §§ 32.2, 32.8 and 32.9, if it finds, in its discretion, that it would not be contrary to the public interest to grant such exemption.

Title 17 published on 2012-04-01

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  • 2012-04-27; vol. 77 # 82 - Friday, April 27, 2012
    1. 77 FR 25320 - Commodity Options
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      COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
      Final rule and interim final rule.
      Effective date: The effective date for this final rule and the interim final rule June 26, 2012. Comment date: Comments on § 32.3, the interim final rule portion of this document, must be received on or before June 26, 2012. Compliance date: For compliance dates for these final rules, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION at section IV(D), below.
      17 CFR Parts 3, 32, and 33

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United States Code
USC : Title 7 - AGRICULTURE

§ 1a - Definitions

§ 2 - Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce

§ 4

§ 6c - Prohibited transactions

Title 17 published on 2012-04-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 17 CFR 32 after this date.

  • 2012-04-27; vol. 77 # 82 - Friday, April 27, 2012
    1. 77 FR 25320 - Commodity Options
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
      Final rule and interim final rule.
      Effective date: The effective date for this final rule and the interim final rule June 26, 2012. Comment date: Comments on § 32.3, the interim final rule portion of this document, must be received on or before June 26, 2012. Compliance date: For compliance dates for these final rules, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION at section IV(D), below.
      17 CFR Parts 3, 32, and 33