Article 14Transnational producer organisations
1.The head office of a transnational producer organisation shall be located in the Member State in which the organisation achieves the majority of the value of marketed production calculated in accordance with Articles 22 and 23.
Alternatively, the head office may be established in the Member State where the majority of producer members are located, if the Member States concerned so agree.
2.Where the transnational producer organisation implements an operational programme and where, at the moment of applying for a new operational programme, the majority of the value of marketed production is achieved in another Member State or where the majority of the producer members are located in a Member State other than that where the head office of that transnational producer organisation is located, the head office shall be maintained in the current Member State until the end of the implementation of the new operational programme.
However, if at the end of the implementation of that new operational programme, the majority of the value of marketed production is still achieved or the majority of the organisation's members are still located in a Member State other than that where the head office is currently located, the head office shall be transferred to that other Member State, unless the Member States concerned agree that the location of the head office shall not be changed.
3.The Member State in which the head office of the transnational producer organisation is located shall be responsible for the following:
(a)recognising the transnational producer organisation;
(b)approving the transnational producer organisation's operational programme;
(c)establishing the necessary administrative cooperation with the other Member States in which the members are located with respect to compliance with the terms of recognition and the system of checks and administrative penalties. Those other Member States shall give all necessary assistance to the Member State in which the head office is located in due time; and
(d)providing, on the request of a Member State in which the members are located, all relevant documentation, including any applicable legislation available, translated into the official language or one of the official languages of that Member State.