sales or net short positions are offset in quantity by the lard yield of live or dressed hogs owned or purchased by such packer or processor, provided the price risk incident to such ownership or purchase is not otherwise offset.

(d) Manipulation; corners; responsibility of contract market. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect any provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act relating to manipulation or corners, nor to relieve any contract market or its governing board from responsibility under section 5(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7 (d)) to prevent manipulation and cor

ners.

(e) Definition. As used in this part, the word "person" imports the plural or singular and includes individuals, associations, partnerships, corporations, and trusts.

(f) Effective date. The position and daily trading limits proclaimed and fixed in this section shall be in full force and effect on and after such date as shall hereafter be announced by the Commodity Exchange Commission, by notice published in the FEDERAL REGISTER at least 30 days prior to such effective date.

(g) Application of limits. The foregoing limits upon positions and upon daily trading shall be construed to apply, respectively, to positions held by, and trading done by, two or more persons acting pursuant to an expressed or implied agreement or understanding, the same as if the positions were held by, or the trading done by, a single individual.

[19 FR. 451, Jan. 27, 1954, as amended at 27 F.R. 12367, Dec. 13, 1962]

§ 150.9 Limits on position and daily

trading in onions for future delivery. The following limits on the amount of trading under contracts of sale of onions for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market, which may be done by any person, are hereby proclaimed and fixed, to be in full force and effect on and after September 1, 1956:

(a) Position limit. The limit on the maximum net long or net short position which any person may hold or control in onions on or subject to the rules of any one contract market is 100 carlots in any one future or 200 carlots in all futures combined.

(b) Daily trading limit. The limit on the maximum amount of onions which any person may buy, and on the maxi

mum amount which any person may sell, on or subject to the rules of any one contract market during any one business day is 100 carlots in any one future or 200 carlots in all futures combined.

(c) Bona fide hedging. The foregoing limits upon position and upon daily trading shall not be construed to apply to bona fide hedging transactions, as defined in section 4a (3) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1952 ed. sec. 6a (3)).

(d) Manipulation; corners; responsibility of contract market. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect any provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act relating to manipulation or corners, nor to relieve any contract market or its governing board from responsibility under section 5(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1952 ed. sec. 7(d)) to prevent manipulation and corners.

(e) Definition. As used in this section, the word "person" includes individuals, associations, partnerships, corporations, and trusts.

[21 FR. 5576, July 25, 1956]

§ 150.10 Limits on position and daily trading in potatoes for future deliv

ery.

The following limits on the amount of trading under contracts of sale of potatoes for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market, which may be done by any person, are hereby proclaimed and fixed, to be in full force and effect on and after November 27, 1964.

(a) Position limit. The limit on the maximum net long or net short position which any person may hold or control in potatoes on or subject to the rules of any one contract market is 300 carlots in any one future and 350 carlots in all futures combined: Provided, That no person may hold or control a net long or net short position in excess of (1) 150 carlots in the March potato future, (2) 150 carlots in the April potato future, or (3) 150 carlots in the May potato future.

(b) Daily trading limit. The limit on the maximum amount of potatoes which any person may buy, and on the maximum amount which any person may sell, on or subject to the rules of any one contract market during any one business day is 300 carlots in any one future and 350 carlots in all futures combined: Provided, That no person may buy or sell during any one business day more than (1) 150 carlots in the March potato fu

ture, (2) 150 carlots in the April potato future, or (3) 150 carlots in the May potato future.

(c) Bona fide hedging. The foregoing limits upon position and upon daily trading shall not be construed to apply to bona fide hedging transactions, as defined in section 4a (3) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6a (3)).

(d) Manipulation; corners; responsibility of contract market. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect any provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act relating to manipulation or corners, nor to relieve any contract market or its governing board from responsibility under section 5(d) of the Com

modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7(d)) to prevent manipulation and corners.

(e) Definition. As used in this part, the word "person" imports the plural or singular and includes individuals, associations, partnerships, corporations, and trusts.

(f) Application of limits. The foregoing limits upon positions and upon daily trading shall be construed to apply, respectively, to positions held by, and trading done by, two or more persons acting pursuant to an expressed or implied agreement or understanding, the same as if the positions were held by, or the trading were done by, a single individual.

[29 F.R. 15571, Nov. 20, 1964]

Sec.

200.735-11 Statement of employment and financial interests.

200.735-12 Special Government employees. 200.735-13 Disciplinary and other remedial action.

200.735-14 Employees on leave of absence. 200.735-15 Interpretative and advisory service.

Subpart A-Organization and Program Management

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Subpart A issued under secs. 19, 23, 48 Stat. 85, 901, as amended, sec. 20, 49 Stat. 833, sec. 319, 53 Stat. 1173, secs. 38, 211, 54 Stat. 841, 855; 15 U.S.C. 77s, 78w, 79t, 77sss, 80a-37, 80b-11, unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart A appear at 25 F.R. 12712, Dec. 22, 1962, unless otherwise noted.

are:

The Securities and Exchange Commission was created in 1934 under the Securities Exchange Act. That Act transferred to the Commission the administration of the Securities Act of 1933, formerly administered by the Federal Trade Commission. Subsequent laws assigned to the Securities and Exchange Commission for administration Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Trust Indenture Act of 1939, Investment Company Act of 1940, and Investment Advisers Act of 1940. By the terms of Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended in 1938, the Commission also serves as adviser to United States District Courts in connection with certain proceedings for the reorganization of debtor corporations. Considered together, the laws administered by the Commission proved for the following.

(a) Public disclosure of pertinent facts concerning public offerings of securities and securities listed on national securities exchanges and certain securities trade in the over-the-counter markets.

(b) Enforcement of disclosure requirements in the soliciting of proxies for meetings of security holders by companies whose securities are listed on exchange, public utility holding companies, and their subsidiaries and investment companies.

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(c) Regulation of the trading in securities securities on national changes and in the over-the-counter markets.

(d) Investigation of securities frauds, manipulations, and other violations,