associations with legal personality which exist for the promotion
of commercial or
of independent professional interests, so far as a considerable
number of entrepreneurs belong thereto, and which distribute goods or services
of the same or similar type on the same market, provided such associations are actually in a position, particularly in terms
of their
personnel, material and financial resources, to pursue the tasks, under their memoranda
of association,
of promoting commercial or independent professional interests, and so far as the contravention
affects the interests
of their members;
Comment: A few commenters, members
of the
affected beneficiary class, which
numbers approximately 2.6 million (active duty and reserve military
personnel), opposed proposed § 164.510 (m) because it would have allowed a non-governmental covered entity to provide protected health information without authorization to the military.