TITLE IIPRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER IRequirements and recognition

Section 2Recognition criteria and other requirements

Article 6Minimum length of membership

1

The minimum membership period of a producer shall not be less than one year.

2

Resignation from membership shall be notified to the producer organisation in writing. F1Subject to paragraph 3, resignation from membership will take effect:

a

if notice of resignation is received by the producer organisation on or before 30 September of a given calendar year (or such earlier date as may be set in the producer organisation's membership agreement in accordance with paragraph 3), on 1 January of the following year;

b

if notice of resignation is received by the producer organisation after 30 September of a given calendar year (or such earlier date as may be set in the producer organisation's membership agreement in accordance with paragraph 3), on 1 January of the year after the following year.

F23.

The membership agreement of a producer organisation may require notice of resignation to be given before 30 September (but no earlier than 30 June) of the year before that in which resignation is intended to take effect.