Recognition of producer organisations
Article 14
1. Member States may recognise as producer organisations all groups set up on the initiative of fishery or aquaculture producers which apply for such recognition, provided that they: (a) comply with the principles set out in Article 17 and with the rules adopted for their application; (b) are sufficiently economically active in the territory of the Member State concerned or a part thereof, in particular as regards the number of members or the volume of marketable production; (c) have legal personality under the national law of the Member State concerned, are established there and have their official headquarters in its territory; (d) are capable of pursuing the objectives laid down in Article 7; (e) comply with the competition rules referred to in Chapter V; (f) do not abuse a dominant position on a given market; and (g) provide relevant details of their membership, governance and sources of funding. 2. Producer organisations recognised before 29 December 2013 shall be considered to be producer organisations for the purposes of this Regulation, and to be bound by its provisions.