PART IIINTERNAL MARKET

TITLE IIRULES CONCERNING MARKETING AND PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER III Producer organisations and associations and interbranch organisations

Section 6 Procedural rules

Article 174Implementing powers in accordance with the examination procedure

1.

The F1Secretary of State may make regulations setting out the measures necessary for the application of this Chapter, in particular:

(a)

measures for the implementation of the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and interbranch organisations set out in Articles 154 and 158;

(b)

procedures in the event of a merger of producer organisations;

(c)

F2provision about the minimum size and minimum membership period;

(d)

procedures relating to the extension of rules and financial contributions as referred to in Articles 164 and 165, in particular the implementation of the concept of "economic area" referred to in Article 164(2);

(e)

procedures relating to administrative assistance;

(f)

procedures relating to the outsourcing of activities;

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F5The appropriate authority may make regulations laying down procedures and technical conditions as regards the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 166.

2.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, as regards the milk and the milk product sector, the F6Secretary of State may make regulations laying down detailed rules necessary for:

(a)

the implementation of the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and their associations and interbranch organisations set out in Articles 161 and 163;

(b)

the notification referred to in point (f) of Article 149(2);

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(d)

the procedures relating to administrative assistance in the case of transnational cooperation.

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