TITLE IIPRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER VGeneral provisions

Section 3Administrative penalties

Article 60Fraud

1

Member States shall suspend payments to and the recognition of a producer organisation or an association of producer organisations, which are under investigation by a national authority in connection with a charge of fraud in respect of aid covered by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, until the charge has been determined.

2

Where a producer organisation or an association of producer organisations has committed fraud in respect of aid covered by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Member States shall, without prejudice to any other penalties applicable under Union and national legislation:

a

withdraw the recognition of that organisation or association;

b

exclude the actions concerned from support under the operational programme concerned and recover any aid already paid with respect to those actions; and

c

exclude that organisation or association from recognition during the following year.