Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the… Article 12

Article 12

Member States shall on request grant to any recognized group having as its object mutual aid between farms, a more rational common use of agricultural investments, or group farming operations, a launching aid as a contribution to management costs. The amount of such aid shall be not less than 2500 units of account and not more than 7500 units of account and shall be fixed according to the number of participants and to the work carried out jointly. The legal form which such groups shall take and the provisions governing cooperation between members shall be determined by Member States.

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