Checks of the approved interbranch organisations for crop-specific payment for cotton
Article 13
Member States shall carry out administrative checks on the approved interbranch organisations for crop specific payment for cotton in accordance with this article. Where appropriate to verify the eligibility for an increase of aid provided for in Article 40(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Member States shall cross-check the declaration of the beneficiary in the geo-spatial application to be a member of an approved interbranch organisation with the information transmitted by the organisation concerned. At least once every 5 years, Member States shall verify the compliance with the criteria for the approval of interbranch organisations and the list of their members.