Cabinet Regulation No. 80 of 2013 on Procedures for the Recognition of Producer Organisations in the Milk and Milk Products Sector and Monitoring of Their Performance

The Regulation prescribes the criteria for the recognition of producer organisations in the milk and milk products sector, the recognition procedures and the performance conditions, as well as control of producer organisations. A producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector is a milk producer organisation conforming to Article 126a(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation); an association of the milk producer organisations referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.1 of this Regulation and recognised, in accordance with Chapter II of this Regulation; or a milk interbranch organisation conforming to Article 126b(1) of Regulation No 1234/2007. A producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector is recognised by the Rural Support Service.