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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors

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TITLE IIIU.K. PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER I U.K. Requirements and recognition

F1 Section 1 U.K. [F1Definitions

F1Article 19U.K. Definitions

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F1 Section 2 U.K. Requirements applicable to producer organisations

F1Article 20U.K. Product coverage

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F1Article 21U.K. Minimum number of members

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F1Article 22U.K. Minimum length of membership

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F1Article 23U.K. Structures and activities of producer organisations

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F1Article 24U.K. Value or volume of marketable production

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F1Article 25U.K. Provision of technical means

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F1Article 26U.K. Producer organisations’ main activities

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F1Article 26aU.K. [F2Marketing of the production outside the producer organisation]

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F1Article 27U.K. [F3Outsourcing]

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F1Article 28U.K. Transnational producer organisations

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F1Article 29U.K. Mergers of producer organisations

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F1Article 30U.K. Non-producer members

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F1Article 31U.K. [F3Democratic accountability of producer organisations]

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F1 Section 3 U.K. Associations of producer organisations

F1Article 32U.K. Rules on producer organisations applicable to associations of producer organisations

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F1Article 33U.K. Recognition of associations of producer organisations

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F1Article 34U.K. Members of associations of producer organisations which are not producer organisations

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F1Article 35U.K. Transnational association of producer organisations]

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F4Section 4U.K.Producer groups

F4Article 36U.K.Submission of recognition plans

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F4Article 37U.K.Content of recognition plans

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F4Article 38U.K.Approval of recognition plans

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F4Article 39U.K.Implementation of recognition plans

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F4Article 40U.K.Applications for recognition as a producer organisation

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F4Article 41U.K.Producer groups’ main activities

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F4Article 42U.K.Value of marketed production

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F4Article 43U.K.Financing of recognition plans

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F4Article 44U.K.Aid for investments required for recognition

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F4Article 45U.K.Application for aid

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F4Article 46U.K.Eligibility

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F4Article 47U.K. Union contribution

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F4Article 48U.K.Mergers

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F4Article 49U.K.Consequences of recognition

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F1 CHAPTER II U.K. [F1Operational funds and operational programmes

F1 Section 1 U.K. Value of marketed production

F1Article 50U.K. Basis for calculation

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F1Article 51U.K. Reference period

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F1 Section 2 U.K. Operational Funds

F1Article 52U.K. Management

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F1Article 53U.K. Financing of operational funds

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F1Article 54U.K. Notification of estimated amount

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F1 Section 3 U.K. Operational Programmes

F1Article 55U.K. National strategy

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F1Article 56U.K. National framework for environmental actions

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F1Article 57U.K. Complementary Member State rules

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F1Article 58U.K. Relationship with rural development programmes

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F1Article 59U.K. Contents of operational programmes

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F1Article 60U.K. Eligibility of actions under operational programmes

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F1Article 61U.K. Documents to be submitted

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F1Article 62U.K. Operational programmes of associations of producer organisations

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F1Article 63U.K. Time limit for submission

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F1Article 64U.K. Decision

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F1Article 65U.K. Amendments to operational programmes for subsequent years

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F1Article 66U.K. Amendments to operational programmes during the year

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F1Article 67U.K. Format of operational programmes

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F1 Section 4 U.K. Aid

F1Article 68U.K. Approved amount of aid

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F1Article 69U.K. Aid applications

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F1Article 70U.K. Payment of the aid

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F1Article 71U.K. Advance payments

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F1Article 72U.K. Partial payments

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F1 CHAPTER III U.K. Crisis prevention and management measures

F1 Section 1 U.K. General Provisions

F1Article 73U.K. Selection of crisis prevention and management measures

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F1Article 74U.K. Loans to finance crisis prevention and management measures

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F1 Section 2 U.K. Market withdrawals

F1Article 75U.K. Definition

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F1Article 76U.K. Marketing standards

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F1Article 77U.K. Three-year average for market withdrawals for free distribution

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F1Article 78U.K. Prior notification of withdrawal operations

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F1Article 79U.K. Support

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F1Article 80U.K. Destinations for withdrawn products

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F1Article 81U.K. Transport costs

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F1Article 82U.K. Sorting and packing costs

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F1Article 83U.K. Conditions for the recipients of withdrawn products

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F1 Section 3 U.K. Green harvesting and non-harvesting

F1Article 84U.K. Definitions of green harvesting and non-harvesting

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F1Article 85U.K. Conditions for the application of green harvesting and non-harvesting

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F1 Section 4 U.K. Promotion and communication

F1Article 86U.K. Implementation of promotion and communication measures

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F1 Section 5 U.K. Training

F1Article 87U.K. Implementation of training actions

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F1 Section 6 U.K. Harvest insurance

F1Article 88U.K. Objective of harvest insurance actions

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F1Article 89U.K. Implementation of harvest insurance actions

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F1Article 89aU.K. [F2Replanting of orchards following mandatory grubbing-up]

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F1 Section 7 U.K. Support for the administrative cost of setting up mutual funds

F1Article 90U.K. Conditions for support for the administrative cost of setting up mutual funds

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F1 CHAPTER IV U.K. National Financial Assistance

F1Article 91U.K. [F5Degree of organisation of producers and definition of a region]

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F1Article 92U.K. Authorisation to pay national financial assistance

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F1Article 93U.K. Amendments to the operational programme

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F1Article 94U.K. Application for and payment of the national financial assistance

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F1Article 95U.K. Union reimbursement of the national financial assistance

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F1 CHAPTER V U.K. General Provisions

F1 Section 1 U.K. Reports and notifications

F1Article 96U.K. Producer groups and producer organisations’ reports

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F1Article 97U.K. Member States’ notifications concerning producer organisations, associations of producer organisations and producer groups

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F1Article 98U.K. Member States’ notifications concerning producer prices of fruit and vegetables in the internal market

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F1 Section 2 U.K. Checks

F1Article 99U.K. Unique identification system

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F1Article 100U.K. Submission procedures

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F1Article 101U.K. Sampling

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F1Article 102U.K. Administrative checks

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F1Article 103U.K. On-the-spot checks

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F1Article 104U.K. Granting of recognition and approval of operational programmes

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F1Article 105U.K. Administrative checks on aid applications for operational programmes

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F1Article 106U.K. On-the-spot checks on aid applications for operational programmes

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F1Article 107U.K. On-the-spot checks on measures of operational programmes

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F1Article 108U.K. First-level checks on withdrawal operations

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F1Article 109U.K. Second-level checks on withdrawal operations

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F1Article 110U.K. Green harvesting and non-harvesting

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F1Article 111U.K. Checks before approving recognition plans of producer groups

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F1Article 112U.K. Checks on aid applications of producer groups

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F1Article 113U.K. Transnational producer organisations and transnational associations of producer organisations

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F1 Section 3 U.K. Sanctions

F1Article 114U.K. [F3Non-respect of recognition criteria]

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F1Article 115U.K. Fraud

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F1Article 116U.K. Producer groups

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F1Article 117U.K. Operational programme

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F1Article 118U.K. Sanctions following first-level checks on withdrawal operations

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F1Article 119U.K. Other sanctions applicable to producer organisations regarding withdrawal operations

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F1Article 120U.K. Sanctions applicable to recipients of withdrawn products

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F1Article 121U.K. Green harvesting and non-harvesting

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F1Article 122U.K. Preventing an on-the-spot check

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F1Article 123U.K. Payment of recovered aid and penalties

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F1Article 124U.K. Notification of irregularities

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F1 Section 4 U.K. Monitoring and evaluation of operational programmes and of national strategies

F1Article 125U.K. Common performance indicators

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F1Article 126U.K. Monitoring and evaluation procedures in relation to operational programmes

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F1Article 127U.K. Monitoring and evaluation procedures in relation to the national strategy

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F1 CHAPTER VI U.K. Extension of rules to producers of an economic area

F1Article 128U.K. Notification of list of economic areas

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F1Article 129U.K. Notification of binding rules; representativeness

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F1Article 130U.K. Financial contributions

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F1Article 131U.K. Extensions beyond one marketing year

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F1Article 132U.K. Produce sold on the tree; buyers]

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