Where a producer organisation has a legal structure requiring democratic accountability under the applicable F1... legislation, it shall be considered to fulfill this requirement for the purposes of this Regulation unless the F2Secretary of State decides otherwise.

The maximum percentage of voting rights and shares or capital which any natural or legal person may hold in any producer organisation that does not fall within paragraph 1 is set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

F4The Secretary of State shall carry out checks, based on a risk analysis, on voting rights and shareholdings. Where the members of the producer organisation are legal persons themselves, these checks shall include the identities of the natural or legal persons that hold shares or capital of the members.

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