OMB No. 0581-0178

PMC 4.72A (Exp. 3/31/2024) Destroy previous editions.

PRUNE MARKETING COMMITTEE PMC Approval No.: ______________________

3840 Rosin Court, Suite 170

Sacramento, CA 95834

FOREIGN EXPORT NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF 

SUBSTANDARD PRUNES FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES

The undersigned certifies to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and to the Prune Marketing 

Committee (Committee) that the following described shipment of dried substandard prunes was received for use in 

the specified and Committee-approved manner for manufacturing purposes. The undersigned further certifies that 

these substandard prunes will not be consumed in the form of prunes or pitted prunes but will completely lose their 

form and character as prunes in the manufacturing process and be used for the purpose approved by the Committee. 

In addition, the undersigned certifies that this product will not be transshipped to any other than the Committeeapproved destination under any circumstances. The undersigned hereby agrees to permit access, by an authorized 

representative of the Committee or the USDA, to any facility where the product received hereunder is stored or 

used, or to observe the manufacturing process at any time during normal business hours. Failure to comply with the 

above stipulation can result in the disapproval of future requests to ship similar product.

PMC approved usage: ___________________________________________________________________________

Ocean Bill of 

Lading No. Gross Weight Net Weight No. ofContainers

Number of

Suppliers Date Received

Location - port where prunes were unloaded: _________________________________________________________

Plant or storage location - where prunes were delivered: ________________________________________________

Name and address of firm processing the prunes: _____________________________________________________

Name and address of purchasing firm: ______________________________________________________________

Signed by: _____________________________ Title: ________________________ Date: _________

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete in triplicate immediately upon receipt of the described dried substandard prunes. 

Return the original to the Committee; return a copy to your supplier; retain a copy for your records.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This report is required by law (7 U.S.C. 608(d), 7 CFR § 993.50(e), §§ 993.73, 

993.150(e)).

FAILURE TO REPORT can result in a fine for each such violation and each day during which such violation 

continues shall be deemed a separate violation. The issuance of a false certificate, knowing it to be false, is a 

violation of tide 18, section 1001 of the United States Code, which provides a penalty of a fine or imprisonment, or 

both.

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offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national 

origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived 

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