# 7 CFR § 97.11: Application accepted and filed when received

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 97.11
- **Heading:** Application accepted and filed when received
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > SUBCHAPTER E—COMMODITY LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAMS > PART 97—PLANT VARIETY AND PROTECTION > The Application

## Text

(a) An application, if materially complete when initially submitted, shall be accepted and filed to await examination.
(b) If any part of an application is so incomplete, or so defective that it cannot be handled as a completed application for examination, as determined by the Commissioner, the applicant will be notified. The application will be held a maximum of 3 months for completion. Applications not completed at the end of the prescribed period will be considered abandoned. The application fee in such cases will not be refunded.
[58 FR 42435, Aug. 9, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 17189, Apr. 4, 1995]

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 97.1 § 97.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.2 § 97.2 Meaning of words.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.2.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.3 § 97.3 Plant Variety Protection Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.3.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.5 § 97.5 General requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.5.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.6 § 97.6 Application for certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.6.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.7 § 97.7 Deposit of Voucher Specimen.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.7.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.8 § 97.8 Specimen requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.8.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.9 § 97.9 Drawings and photographs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.9.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.10 § 97.10 Parts of an application to be filed together.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.10.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.11 § 97.11 Application accepted and filed when received.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.11.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.12 § 97.12 Number and filing date of an application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.12.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.13 § 97.13 When the owner is deceased or legally incapacitated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.13.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.14 § 97.14 Joint applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.14.md)
- [7 CFR § 97.15 § 97.15 Assigned varieties and certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-97.15.md)

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