Article 97Amount of the aid and eligibility
1.Member States shall determine the aid per hectare on which tomatoes and each fruit and vegetable product listed in the third subparagraph of Article 54(2) are grown on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria.
2.The total amount of aid provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall in no event exceed the ceiling determined in accordance with Article 51(2) or Article 128.
3.The aid provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be granted only in respect of areas the production of which is covered by a contract for processing into one of the products listed in Article 1(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
4.Member States may make the granting of the aid provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article subject to further objective and non-discriminatory criteria, including the condition that the farmer is a member of a producer organisation or a producer group recognised respectively under Article 125b or Article 125e of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.