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29.1.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL23/11
REGULATION (EEC)No170/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of26January1971
ontherecognitionofproducers'organisationsinthefishingindustry
fisheryproducts,recognition ofproducers'
organisationsshouldnotbeextendedtoactivities
whichgobeyondthefirstmarketingstage;
"Whereasrecognitionshouldbewithdrawnwhena
producers'organisationnolongerfulfilstherequired
conditions;
Whereas,atthebeginningofeachyear,alistofthe
organisations recognisedduringthepreviousyear
andthosefromwhichrecognitionhasbeen
Withdrawnduringthesameperiodshouldbe
publishedfortheinformationofMemberStatesand
allconcerned;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/701of20October1970onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,andin
particularArticle5(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheauthoritiesoftheMemberStateon
whoseterritorytheproducers'organisationsreferred
toinArticle5(1)ofRegulationNo2142/70have
theirregisteredofficeareinabetterpositionthan
Community institutionstocheckthatthese
organisationsfulfiltheconditionslaiddownfortheir
recognition;
Whereaseffectiveconcentration ofsupplycanbe
achievedonlybytheformationofproducers'
organisationswhichoperateonasufficientlylarge
scale;
Whereasproducers'organisations shouldbe
preventedfromdiscriminating betweenCommunity
producersorgroupsofproducersongroundsof
nationalityorplaceofestablishment ;whereasany
discrimination basedonthelocationofregistered
officesbetweenorganisationswithinoneeconomic
areamustalsobeprohibited;
Whereas,intheinterestsofproducermembers,only
thoseformsofassociationwhicharesufficiently
integratedshouldbeencouraged;
Whereasthekeepingofseparateaccountswithinthe
producers'organisationsmayfacilitateassessmentof
theamountofaidtobegranted;
Whereas,inordertoavoidanydistortionof
competitioninthemarketingandprocessingof1.TheMemberStateonwhoseterritorya
producers'organisationhasitsregisteredofficein
accordancewiththatMemberState'slegislationshall
becompetenttograntandwithdrawrecognitionof
producers'organisations withinthemeaningof
Article5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70.
2.MemberStatesshallrecogniseproducers'
organisationsapplyingforrecognitioniftheyfulfil
theconditionslistedinArticle2andiftheiractivities
coveroneormoreoftheproductsfallingwithin
headingsNos03.01to03.03oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(excludingproductssmokedelsewherethanon
fishingvessels).
Article2
1.Producers'organisationsmust,insofarasthe
productorproductsforwhichtheyapplyfor
recognitionareconcerned,complywiththe
conditionslaiddowninArticle5(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2142/70andwiththefollowing
requirements :
(a)theymustshowthattheyaresufficientlyactive
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Article3 (b)theymustnotdiscriminatebetweenCommunity
producersorgroupsofproducerswithinan
economicarea,particularlyongroundsof
nationalityorplaceofestablishment ;
(c)theymusthavethenecessarylegalstatusunder
nationallegislation:'Theprocedureforthegrantingandwithdrawalof
recognitionshallbefixedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle29ofRegulation
(EEC)No2142/70.
Article4
(d)theymustincludeintheirrules:
Recognitionofaproducers'organisationshallbe
withdrawniftheconditionssetoutinArticle2are
nolongerfulfilledorifrecognitionisbasedonfalse
information ;iftheorganisationobtainedorbenefits
fromrecognitionbyfraudulentmeansrecognition
shallbewithdrawnretroactively .—theobligationtokeepseparateaccountsfor
theactivitiesforwhichrecognitionisgranted;
—provisionstoensurethatmemberswishingto
leavetheorganisationarefreetodoso
providedthattheynotifytheorganisationof
theirintentionatleastoneyearinadvance.
2.Thefollowingshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle29ofArticle5
WhereaMemberStategrantsorwithdraws
recognitionofaproducers'organisation,itshallso
informtheCommissionwithintwomonths. Regulation (EEC)No2142/70:
Article6
AtthebeginningofeachyeartheCommissionshall
publishalistoftheproducers'organisations
recognisedduringthepreviousyearandthosefrom
whichrecognitionhasbeenwithdrawnduringthe
sameperiodintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—thesubstanceoftheobligationreferredtointhe
firstindentofthesecondsubparagraphofArticle
5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70which
obligationshallnothoweverextendbeyondthe
firstmarketingstage;
—thecriteriawithwhichthecommonproduction
andmarketingrulesreferredtointhesecond
indentofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle5(1)
ofthatRegulationmustcomply;
—theminimumoutputoftheproductorgroupof
productsconcernedofwhichtheproducers'
organisations mustproduceevidencetocomply
withtheconditionsetoutinparagraph1(a).Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialjournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26January1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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