116 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL59/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.3.72
REGULATION (EEC)No490/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of7March1972
amendingRegulation (EEC)No170/71asregardsstatutoryprovisionsofproducers'
organizationsinthefishingindustry
Whereasitisnecessarytoensurethatnoadverse
effectiscausedtotheapplicationofnationalpro­
visionswhosepurposeisincertaincasestoprotect
theorganizationoritscreditorsfromthefinancial
consequencesofmembers'departureortoprevent
membersfromleavingtheorganizationinthecourse
ofabudgetyear;
Whereasinthecaseoforganizations whichhave
alreadybeenrecognizeditisessentialtoprovidefora
periodwhichtheirstatutesmaybeadaptedto.the
newrules;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/701of20October1970onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2727/71,2andin
particularArticle5(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No170/713of26
January1971ontherecognitionofproducers'
organizationsinthe.fishingindustryprovides,among
theconditionswhichtheorganizationsmustfulfilin
ordertoberecognized,thattheirstatutesmust
includeprovisionstoensurethatmembersarefreeto
leavetheorganizationprovidedthattheynotifyitof
theirintentionatleastoneyearinadvance;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No561/714
of17March1971ontransitionalmeasuresfor
recognitionofproducers'organizationinthefishing
industrypostponedapplicationofthoseprovisions
foratransitionalperiodexpiringon31January1972
wheredifferentprovisionsexistatnationallevel;
Whereasundercertainnationallawsthereisa
requirementforaminimumperiodofmembership ;
whereasthatshouldalsobemadeaCommunity
requirement,sinceitislikelytointroduceanelement
ofstabilityintotheworkingofproducers'
organizations ,whilepreventingthegrantingof
financialsupporttotemporaryorganizations ;Witheffectfrom1February1972thefollowingshall
besubstitutedforArticle2(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No170/71:
'(d)theymustincludeintheirstatutes:
(aa)theobligationtokeepseparateaccounts
fortheactivitiesforwhichrecognition
isgranted;
(bb)provisionstoensurethatmembers
wishingtoleavetheorganizationare
freetodosoprovidedthattheyhave
beenmembersoftheorganizationforat
leastthreeyearsfollowingits
recognitionandprovidedthatthey
notifytheorganization oftheir
intentionatleastoneyearinadvance.
Theprovisionsunder(bb)shallapply
withoutprejudicetonationalprovisionslaid
downbylaworregulationwhosepurposeis
incertaincasestoprotecttheorganizationor
itscreditorsfromanyfinancialconsequences
whichmightarisefromamember's
departureortopreventmembersfrom
leavingtheorganizationinthecourseofthe
budgetyear.'1OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
2OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.8.
3OJNoL23,29.1.1971,p.11.
4OJNoL65,18.3.1971,p.10.

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Article2 Inthecaseofproducers'organizations whichhave
beenrecognisedbeforethatdate,theprovisions
relatingtotheminimumperiodofmembershipshall
applyfrom1July1972.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.WERNER