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HANDLER REGULATORY & REPORTING COURSE M a r c h 5 , 2 0 1 8

HANDLER REGULATORY & REPORTING COURSE OVERVIEW A M E S S A G E F R O M K A R E N C R O W The goal of this course is to provide education and training for compliance activities required by Federal Marketing Order 986, to include: Reporting Forms | Handler Visits | Handler Audits In addition we have provided a few introductory tools to assist with navigating the AmericanPecan.com website, as well as Image Use & Social Sharing. THANK YOU! 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS W H AT Y O U ’ L L F I N D W I T H I N • Slide s 4 – 7 - We b site T o ur • Slide 8 – I ma g e Use a nd So c ia l Sha ring • Slide s 9 – 16 – Ha ndle r Po rta l – Re po rting F o rms • Slide 17 – Ha ndle r Visits – Wha t to E xpe c t • Slide s 18 – Ha ndle r Audits – Wha t to E xpe c t • Slide 19 – Que stio ns ? Co nta c t Us 3

WE BSIT E T OUR T he b la c k na vig a tio n b a r a t the to p o f Ame ric a nPe c a n.c o m will a llo w yo u to de te rmine whic h se c tio n yo u wa nt to vie w T he CONSUME R po rtio n o f the we b site inc lude s se c tio ns fo c use d o n HE AL T H & NUT RI T I ON, T AST E , HE RI T AGE , PE CAN ST ORI E S & ABOUT US Clic k o n a ny o f the se se c tio ns to le a rn a b o ut the Ame ric a n Pe c a n 4

SOCIAL HANDL E S On the uppe r rig ht-ha nd side o f the pa g e , yo u c a n find ic o ns tha t link to the Ame ric a n Pe c a n so c ia l ha ndle s Clic k o n a ny o f the a c c o mpa nying pa g e s a nd yo u will b e re dire c te d to o ur I NST AGRAM, F ACE BOOK , PI NT E RE ST o r T WI T T E R pa g e s re spe c tive ly 5

WE BSIT E SE ARCH On the uppe r rig ht-ha nd side o f the pa g e , yo u c a n find ic o ns tha t link to the Ame ric a n Pe c a n so c ia l ha ndle s Clic k o n a ny o f the a c c o mpa nying pa g e s a nd yo u will b e re dire c te d to o ur I NST AGRAM, F ACE BOOK , PI NT E RE ST o r T WI T T E R pa g e s re spe c tive ly 6

WE BSIT E SE ARCH A SE ARCH b o x will po p- up a nd a llo w yo u to se a rc h fo r a ny re le va nt to pic Yo u will b e g ive n links within the site b a se d o n va rio us se a rc h re sults Clic k o n the link tha t b e st fits yo ur se le c tio n 7

SHARING ON SOCIAL T he c o nte nt tha t is c re a te d o n o ur so c ia l c ha nne ls is fo r YOUR USE in yo ur o wn pro mo tio na l ma te ria ls a nd so c ia l c ha nne ls. I f yo u’ d like to le ve ra g e Ame ric a n Pe c a n c o nte nt, we a sk tha t yo u a dhe re to the g uide line s o utline d b e lo w: • Any use o f vide o s o r ima g e c o nte nt must b e c le a rly in c o njunc tio n with the pro mo tio n o f Ame ric a n Pe c a ns. • Ple a se c re dit Ame ric a n Pe c a n fo r a ll c o nte nt tha t is pub lishe d. • I f le ve ra g ing c o nte nt o n so c ia l c ha nne ls, ple a se b e sure to ta g the ML MC so c ia l ha ndle s: @ a me ric a npe c a n (I nsta g ra m) @ a me ric a npe c a n (F a c e b o o k) @ a me ric a npe c a n (Pinte re st) @ a me ric a npe c a n (T witte r) F o r a ll so c ia l c o nte nt, ple a se use the # a me ric a npe c a n ha shta g IMAGE RIGHT S I f yo u wo uld like to a c q uire a dditio na l ima g e rig hts b a se d o n pho to s fro m a me ric a npe c a n.c o m, ple a se re a c h o ut to info @ a me ric a npe c a n.c o m. 8

HANDL E R F ORMS Clic k o n the F OR I NDUST RY T AB Sc ro ll do wn to the PE CAN F MO se c tio n Se le c t HANDL E R PORT AL to vie w the fo rms 9

F AQ’s – F or ms | Asse ssme nts Sc ro ll do wn o n the HANDL E R PORT AL ta b to vie w the fo rms Se le c t F AQ’ s F o rms & Asse ssme nts 10

IDE NT IF YING T HE HANDL E R Sc ro ll do wn o n the HANDL E R PORT AL ta b to vie w the fo rms Se le c t I DE NT I F YI NG T HE HANDL E R fo r de ta ils o n de te rmining Ha ndle r sta tus 11

IDE NT IF YING T HE HANDL E R Ask yourself the following: Entity is 1 st handler according to FMO 986.19 Handler and Entity IS REGISTERED as a U.S. company is responsible for reporting and paying the assessment. 1) Who am I selling to? 2) What are they doing with the product? (e.g. handling within the area Foreign entity NOT REGISTERED as a Grower is the 1 st handler and is responsible for reporting production or exporting?) U.S company and paying the assessment. Subsidiary and/or facilitator of a Grower foreign company with office/offices Subsidiary and/or facilitator is the 1 st handler and is in the U.S. who IS REGISTERED as a responsible for reporting and paying the assessment Selling to: U.S company Subsidiary and/or facilitator of a Grower is the 1 st handler and is responsible for reporting foreign company who IS NOT and paying the assessment. REGISTERED as a U.S company Grower is 1 st handler and is responsible for reporting and Grower directly exports overseas, outside the area of production. paying the assessment. Federal Marketing Order §986.19 Handler - Handler means any person who handles inshell or shelled pecans in any manner described in § 986.20. Federal Marketing Order §986.20 To handle - To handle means to receive, shell, crack, accumulate, warehouse, roast, pack, sell, consign, transport, export, or ship (except as a common or contract carrier of pecans owned by another person), or in any other way to put inshell or shelled pecans into any and all markets in the stream of commerce either within the area of production or from such area to any point outside thereof. The term “to handle” shall not include: Sales and deliveries within the area of production by growers to handlers; grower warehousing; custom handling (except for selling, consigning or exporting) or other similar activities paid for on a fee-for-service basis by a grower who retains the ownership of the pecans; or transfers between handlers. *Federal Marketing Order § 986.20 Exemptions (a) Any handler may handle inshell pecans within the production area free of the requirements of this part if such pecans are handled in quantities not exceeding 1,000 inshell pounds during any fiscal year. (b) Any handler may handle shelled pecans within the production area free of the requirements of this part if such pecans are ha ndled in quantities not exceeding 500 shelled pounds during any fiscal year. (c) Mail order sales are not exempt sales under this part. 12

2016 RE PORT ING F ORMS CROP YE AR 2016- 2017 Sc ro ll do wn o n the HANDL E R PORT AL ta b to se le c t the fo rms to vie w Se le c t F ORM 4 a nd 7 b o th o f whic h a re a va ila b le in e ithe r a PDF o r E XCE L fo rma t, whic he ve r yo u pre fe r Do wnlo a d the fo rm a nd e ithe r c o mple te o n yo ur de skto p a nd print (E XCE L ) o r print the PDF a nd c o mple te ] 13

F ORM 4 INST RUCT IONS & F ORM RE PORT ING F OR T HE 2016- 2017 CROP YE AR: I f yo u ha d a ny tra nsfe rs during 2016-2017 re c o rd o n F o rm 4. F o r 2016-2017 Cro p ye a r yo u ma y c o mple te o ne F o rm 4 fo r e a c h supplie r. 14

F ORM 7 INST RUCT IONS & F ORM RE PORT ING F OR T HE 2016- 2017 CROP YE AR: All Ha ndle rs sho uld file F ORM 7 – YE AR- E ND I NVE NT ORY RE PORTb y Mar c h 15, 2018. 15

2017 RE PORT ING F ORMS CROP YE AR 2017- 2018 Sc ro ll do wn o n the HANDL E R PORT AL ta b to se le c t the fo rms to vie w Se le c t F ORM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 fo r Mo nthly Re po rt F o rms. Se le c t F ORM 7 to Re po rt Ye a r-E nd I nve nto ry. F o rms a re a va ila b le in PDF a nd E XCE L . 16

HANDLER VISITS W H AT T O E X P E C T • On-site tra ining a nd re vie w pro c e sse s a nd pro c e dure s • Visits a re sc he dule a nd pe rfo rme d b y APC Sta ff • Ob se rve o pe ra tio ns o f ha ndle rs o n a sc he dule d b a sis • Upda te Ha ndle r I nfo rma tio n • T his c o mplia nc e a c tivity is a re q uire d a c tio n o f the Ame ric a n Pe c a n Co unc il • Do c ume nte d during ha ndle r visit: • Da te a nd time o f visit • Who we me t with while o n-site • Summa ry o f c o nve rsa tio n • No te disc re pa nc ie s, if a ny a nd re so lutio n 17