TITLE IIIU.K.PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER IU.K.Requirements and recognition

Section 4U.K.Producer groups

Article 51U.K.Consequences of recognition

1.Aid as provided for in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 shall cease once recognition is granted.

2.Where an operational programme is submitted pursuant to this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall ensure that there is no duplicated financing of the measures set out in the recognition plan.

3.Investments qualifying for the aid or the costs referred to in Article 7(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 may be carried over to operational programmes provided they are in line with the requirements of this Regulation.

4.Member States shall fix the period, starting after implementation of the recognition plan, within which the producer group shall be required to be recognised as a producer organisation. The period shall not exceed four months.