Approved Code No. 72-Amendment No. 1 Registr~ No. 1399-30 

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NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO· 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

PACKAGING MACHINERY 

INDUSTRY AND TRADE 

AS APPROVED ON JULY 17, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 72-Amendment No. 1 

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AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

PACKAGING MACHINERY INDUSTRY AND TRADE 

As Approved on July 17, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROVING MoDIFICATION OF CoDE OF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE 

pACKAGING MA.CHINERY INDUSTRY AND TRADE 

An application having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of a modifi ation 

to the Code of Fair Competition for the Packagin,g :Machinery 

Industry and Trade, and notice to file objections having been given 

and the annexed report on said modification, containing findings 

with respect thereto, having been made and directed to the President: 

NO"\V, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, I, Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator for Industrial Recovery, 

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of the President, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated December 30, 

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate, by reference, said annexed 

report and do find that said modification and the Code as modified 

comply in all respects with the pertinent provision and will promote 

the policy and purposes of said Title of said Act, and do hereby 

order that. said modification be and it is hereby approved, and that 

previous approval of said Code is hereby modified to include an 

approval of said Code in its entirety as modified. 

Approval recommended: 

HuaH S. JoHNSON, 

Administrator for Industrial Recovery. 

BARTON w. MURRAY, 

Division Administrator. 

WASHINGTON, D.C., 

July l 'l, 193ft. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Sm: This is a report on the Modification of the Code of Fair Competition for the Packaging Machinery Industry and Trade to include 

Executive Order No. 6678 of April 14, 1934 relating to collection of 

expenses of code administration. 

This :Modification was proposed in accordance with Article XIV 

of the Code approved October 31, 1933. Notice of Opportunity to 

File Objections was given from June 2, 1934 to June 15, 1934. No 

objection has been filed rrgain. t the proposed Modification of the Code. 

FINDINGS 

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to me on said 1\'Iodification of said Code having found as herein set forth and on the 

basis of all the proceedings in this matter; 

I find that: 

(a) The :Modification of said Code and the Code as modified are 

we1l constituted to promote the policies and purpose of Title I of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act, including the removal of 

obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce which 

tend to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for the general 

welfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purposes 

of cooperative action among the trade groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of labor and n1.anagement under adequate governm ntal sanction and supervision, by eliminating unfair competitive practice , by promoting the fulle t possible utilization of the 

present productive capacity of industries, by avoiding undue restriction of production (except as may be temporarily required), by 

increasing the consumption of industrial and agricultural products 

through increasing purchasing power, by r educing and relieving 

unemployment, by improving tandards of labor, and by otherwise. 

rehabilitating indu try. 

(b) The Code as modified complies in all respect with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limitation 

subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7 and Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof. 

(c) The Code empowers the Code Authority to pre ent the aforesaid ~Iodification on behalf of the Industry as a whole. 

(d) The JVIodification and the Code as modified are not designed 

to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

(e) The Modification and the Code as modified are not designed 

to and will not eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not 

operate to discriminate against them. 

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(f) Those engaa din other teps of the economic process have not 

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

Modification. 

For these reason , thcr for , I have approved this Modification. 

JULY 17. 19R..J.. 

HuGHS. JoHNSON, 

Administrator. 
1t10DIFICATION TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE PACKAGING MACHINERY INDUSTRY AND 

TRADE 

PURPOSE 

Pur uant to Article XV of the Code of Fair Competition for the 

Packaging :Machinery Industr~ and Trade, duly approved by the 

Pre ident on October 31 1933 and further to effectuate the policies 

of Ti le I of the National Indu trial Recovery Act, the following 

Modification i e tabli hed as a pacrt of said Code of Fair ompetition and shall be binding upon every member of the Packaging 

Machinery Indu try and Trade. 

Al\IRNDJ\IENT NO. 1 

ARTICLE X-AmvnNISTRATION 

Article X Section 3 amended to read as follows: 

Section (3) 1. It being found nece ary in order to support the 

admini tration of this Code and to maintain the standard of fair 

competition establi hed hereunder and to effectuate the policy of the 

Act the Code Authori y is authorized: 

(a To incur ueh reasonable obligation a are nece ar and 

proper for the foregoing purpo e and to meet uch obligation out 

of fun whi.ch may be rai ed a hereinafter provided and which 

shall be held in tru t for the purpo e of the Code · (b) To ubmit to the Admini trator for hi approval subject 

to such notice and opportunity to be heard as he may deem necessary: 

(1) An itemized budget of its e timated expense for the 

foregoing purpo e and 

"(2) An equitable basi -qpon which the fund nece ary to 

support uch budget hall be contributed by· member of the 

Indu try and Trade. 

" (c) After uch budget and ba is of contribution ha' e been ap· 

proved bv the Adminj trator to determine and obtain equitable 

contribution as abo-ve set forth by all member of the Indu trv and 

Trade and to that and if necessary, to institute legal proceedings 

therefor in it own name. 

2. Each member of the Indu try and Trade hall pay hi or its 

equitable contribution to the expen es of the maintenance of the 

Code Authorit determined as hereinabove provided and ubject 

to rule and regulation pertaining thereto i ued by the Admini trator. Only member. of the Indu try complying with the ode 

and contributing to the expenst:> of it admini tration as hereinabove 

provjded, shall be entitled to participate in the selection of members 

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of the Code Authority r to rec·eive the benefits of any ~f its voluntary activities or to make use of any emble1n or insignia of the 

National Recovery Administration. 

"3. The Code Authority shall neither incur nor pay any obligation in exce s of the amount thereo.f as e.stimated in its approved 

budget except upon approval of Administrator; and no subsequent 

budget shall contain any deficiency item for expenditures in excess 

of p~·~or budget e timates except those. which the Administrator shall 

have so approved." 

Approved Code No. 72--Amen<lmen.t No. 1. 

Tiegistry No. 1399-30. 

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