---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 789.42"
title: "7"
number: "789.42"
heading: "Directives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/789.42"
---

# §789.42. Directives.

- (a) A directive is an official action that requires a person to take or refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the provisions of the directive.
- (b) A person must comply with each directive issued. However, a person may not use or extend a directive to obtain any items from a supplier, unless expressly authorized to do so in the directive.
- (c) A priorities directive takes precedence over all DX-rated orders, DO-rated orders, and unrated orders previously or subsequently received, unless a contrary instruction appears in the directive.
- (d) An allocations directive takes precedence over all priorities directives, DX-rated orders, DO-rated orders, and unrated orders previously or subsequently received, unless a contrary instruction appears in the directive.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted.