Member States shall recognise interbranch organisations which:
are made up of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, and/or processing of products in the following sectors:
the olive oil and table olives sector;
the tobacco sector;
are formed on the initiative of all or some of the organisations or associations which constitute them;
pursue a specific aim, which may, in particular relate to:
concentrating and coordinating supply and marketing of the produce of the members;
adapting production and processing jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the product;
promoting the rationalisation and improvement of production and processing;
carrying out research into sustainable production methods and market developments.
Where interbranch organisations carry out their activities in the territories of several Member States, recognition shall be granted by the Commission without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1).