Article 113Checks before approving recognition plans of producer groups
1.Before approving a recognition plan of a producer group under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007, Members States shall conduct an on-the-spot check on the legal entity or clearly defined part of the legal entity.
2.The Member State shall verify by all appropriate means, including the on-the-spot check:
(a)the accuracy of the information provided in the recognition plan;
(b)the commercial consistency and the technical quality of the plan, the soundness of the estimates and the planning of its implementation;
(c)the eligibility of the actions and the eligibility and reasonableness of the expenditure proposed; and
(d)the compliance of the operations for which support is requested with applicable national and Community rules and in particular, rules on public procurement, State aid and the other appropriate obligatory standards established by national legislation or established in the national framework or the national strategy.