TITLE IIPRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER I Requirements and recognition

Section 3Associations of producer organisations

Article 20Members of associations of producer organisations who are not producer organisations

1.

F1Natural or legal persons other than a recognised producer organisation may be a member of an association of producer organisations F2if and for so long as there is no conflict of interest between those persons and the association of producer organisations.

2.

Members of a recognised association of producer organisations who are not recognised producer organisations shall not:

(a)

be taken into account for the recognition criteria;

(b)

benefit directly from the measures financed F3from public funds.

F4Restrictions on those members' right to vote on decisions relating to operational programmes are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.