CHAPTER IICOMMON PROVISIONS FOR SIMPLE AND MULTI PROGRAMMES

SECTION 2Visibility of brands

Article 7Number of brands to be displayed

1

A minimum of five brands shall be displayed.

2

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, less than five brands may be displayed provided that the following two conditions are fulfilled:

a

there are fewer brands from the Member State of origin of the proposing organisation for the product or scheme subject of the programme;

b

for duly justified reasons, it has not been possible to organize a multi–product or multi-country programme permitting more brands to be displayed.

3

The fulfilment of the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 shall be duly justified by the proposing organisation and supported by all necessary documents, including evidence that other proposing organisations were contacted and a proposal was made to them by the proposing organisation concerned that they should together establish a multi-product or multi-country programme and reasons why such a programme was not achieved.

4

Where less than five brands are displayed, the rules set out in Article 6 shall apply and the surface area allocated to brands shall be reduced proportionally.