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The rule amendments we are adopting in this Release include amendments to the Exemptive Rules that are designed to enhance the independence and effectiveness of fund independent directors.160 The changes also include new rules and rule amendments that will prevent qualified individuals from being unnecessarily disqualified from serving as independent directors , protect independent directors from the costs of legal disputes with fund management , permit the Commission to monitor the independence of directors by requiring funds to preserve records of their assessments of director independence , and temporarily suspend the independent director minimum percentage requirements if a fund falls below the required percentage due to an independent director 's death or resignation . On a percentage basis these costs represent only 0.005 to 0.015 percent of the overall value of candle shipments in 2000 , which was approximately $ 2 billion . Therefore , no required minimum percentage for a single organic ingredient in " made with * * * " products is established . Even a small check will benefit the author much more than the tiny percentage he or she receives from a book sale . Webster 's defines it as " a betting pool in which those who bet on competitors finishing in the first three places share the total amount bet minus a percentage for the management . In general , small changes in temperature or precipitation produced larger corresponding changes ( on a percentage basis ) in soybean , wheat , and sorghum area than in corn area . A fee arrangement sometimes can be negotiated with a lower percentage for a quick settlement and a higher percentage if it goes to trial . " In 22 Hemizona tests , we showed that the response to AM-1346 depended on the initial fertility of the tobacco smoker , and if his semen showed poor quality , meaning low sperm count and low percentage motility . The base period percentage for any period of months shall be the average percent which the taxable income for the corresponding months in each of the 3 preceding taxable years bears to the taxable income for the 3 preceding taxable years . Such return of dues shall be paid by the International and Chapter Treasurers according to the established percentage for dues apportionment . We also are adopting rules and rule amendments that will prevent qualified individuals from being unnecessarily disqualified from serving as independent directors , protect independent directors from the costs of legal disputes with fund management , permit us to monitor the independence of directors by requiring funds to keep records of their assessments of director independence , and temporarily suspend the independent director minimum percentage requirements if a fund falls below the required percentage due to an independent director 's death or resignation .