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COmSRCIAL FISHERIES REVIE.V 



Vol. 13, No. 7 



cm RKSTRIGTI0K5 ORDER AMENDED : National Production Authority order I'I-25 (Cans) 

 was amended and brought up to date on July 1, 1951. This order establishes restric- 

 tions upon the acceptance, delivery, and uses of cans, including those made of black 

 plate. 



This amendment affects NPA Order M-25 as follows: 



1 . 



ESTABLISHES QUOTAS AND LIMITATIONS ON CANS MADE WHOLLY OF BLACK 

 PLATE. 



2. ESTABLISHES NEW QUOTAS OK CANS WHICH MAY BE ACCEPTED AND USED 



BY PACKERS. 



3. AMENDS CERTAIN MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERY PREFERENCES FOR CANS 



AND ESTABLISHES CERTAIN NEW PREFERENCES. 



4. FURTHER LIMITS PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE PACKED IN CANS BY AMENDING 



SCHEDULE I . 



5. MAKES PROVISION FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1951 AND SUCCEEDING 



QUARTERS. 



Packers may use cans, beginning July 1, only for products listed in Schedule I 

 Of the order, and only in accordance with the can specifications and quota limita- 

 tions set in the schedule- 

 Can manufacturers shall schedule their production according to the following 

 preferences: All DO rated orders and other orders under NPA directives; products 

 designated with the letter "A" in Schedule I; and products designated with the let- 

 ter "B." Most fishery products are designated by letter "A" and letter "B." Most 

 fishery products have an unlimited or a 100 percent quota. 



The full text of H-25 follows (but only fishery products are abstracted from 

 the original Schedule I as it appears in the order) : 



This order as amended Is found neces- 

 sary and appropriate to promote the 

 national defense and is Issued pursuant 

 to authority gi-anted by section 101 of 

 the Defense Production Act of 1950. In 

 the formulation of this order and certain 

 amendments hereto, including this 

 amendment, there has been consulta- 

 tion with Industry representatives, in- 

 cluding trade association representatives, 

 and consideration has been given to their 

 recommendations. However, consulta- 

 tion with representatives of all trades 

 and Industries affected by the issuance 

 of this order as amended has been ren- 

 dered Impracticable by the fact that the 

 amendment to this order affects a very 

 substantial number of different trades 

 and industries. 



This amendment affects NPA Order 

 M-23 as follows: It establishes quotas 

 and limitations on cans made wholly of 

 black plate; it establishes new quotas of 

 cans which may be accepted and used by 

 packers; It amends certain manufactur- 

 ing and delivery preferences for cans 

 and establishes certain new preferences; 

 It further limits products which may be 

 packed in cans by amending Schedule I; 

 and it makes provision for the third 



quarter of 1951 and succeeding quarters. 

 This order as hereby amended Includes 

 all provisions affecting cans (as herein 

 defined) except Direction 1 to NPA Or- 

 der M-25, as amended May 1, 1951. 



As so amended NPA Order M-25 reads 

 as follows: 



Sec. 



1. What tills order does. 



2. Deflnltlone. 



8. Restrictions on use of cans. 



4. Other restrictions. 



B. Restrictions on amount of cans that may 



be accepted, 

 e. Restrictions on amount of cans that may 



be used for packing. 



7. Standards for adjustments. 



8. Manufacturing and delivery preferences. 



9. Exceptions. 



10. Certification of delivery of cans. 



11. Applications for adjiutment or exception. 



12. Records and reports. 



13. Communications. 



14. Violations. 



AtTTHOBiTY: Sections 1 to 14 Issued under 

 sec. 704, Pub. Law 774, 81st Cong. Interpret 

 or apply sec. 101, Pub. Law 774, Slst Cong.; 

 sec. 101, E. O. lOlGl. Sept. 9, 1950, 1,5 P. R. 

 6105: 3 CPK, 1950 Supp.; sec. 2, E. O. 10200, 

 "an. 3, 1951, 16 P. R. 61. 



Section 1. What this order does. This 1 



M-25 



AS AMENDED 

 JULY J 1951 



order places restrictions upon the accept- 

 ance of, the delivery of, and the uses of 

 cans. Schedule I «ets out required plate 

 speciflcations which vary according to 

 the products packed. NPA Order M-24 

 permits the use of tin plate and terne- 

 plate for cans in accordance with the 

 terms of this order. NPA Order M-8 sets 

 forth speciflcations for solder that may 

 be used In the manufacture of cans. 



Sec, 2. DefinitioTis. As used In this or- 

 der: 



(a) "Can" means any unused con- 

 tainer made In whole or In part of tin 

 plate, terneplate, or black plate, which Is 

 suitable for packing any product. The 

 term includes any container which has 

 a closure or fitting, made in whole or In 

 part of tin plate, terneplate, or black 

 plate, but does not include a glass con- 

 tainer having such a closure or fitting. 

 The term does not Include fluid milk 

 shipping containers, nor does it Include 

 crown closuies for cone-topped cans. 



(b) "Tin plate" means steel sheets 

 coated with tin, and includes "primes," 

 "seconds," and all other forms of tin 

 plate, except waste and waste-waste. 



(c) "Terneplate" means steel sheets 

 coated with terne metal, and includes 



