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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1739 32026R1739 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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Paragraph 1(b) now clarifies that a given product refers to products that are sufficiently distinct, particularly by characteristics or intended final uses, whereas the earlier text did not include this qualification.
Paragraph 2(c) now refers to farmer members producing agricultural products of the soil or of stockfarming as those entitled to scrutinise the organisation, replacing the earlier reference to producer members generally.
Paragraph 2a now speaks of members generally rather than producer members, extends the protected interest to the objectives pursued by the producer organisation including concentration of supply and placing of products on the market, and adds a new sentence allowing statutes to include internal control and prevention mechanisms to ensure such contact does not adversely affect those objectives, including concentration of supply.
Cited: Art. 153, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Art. 153, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
v1 is the previous version, v2 this one.
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Previous version, in force 18 March 2026 02013R1308-20260318 → this version, in force 18 August 2026 02013R1308-20260818
Article 153
Statutes of producer organisations
1. The statutes of a producer organisation shall require its producer members, in particular, to:
(a) apply the rules adopted by the producer organisation relating to production reporting, production, marketing and protection of the environment;
(b) be members of only one producer organisation for any given product of the holding; however holding, where any given product refers to products which are sufficiently distinct, in particular on the basis of their characteristics or intended final uses;
however, Member States may derogate from this condition in duly justified cases where producer members hold two distinct production units located in different geographical areas;
(c) provide the information requested by the producer organisation for statistical purposes.
2. The statutes of a producer organisation shall also provide for:
(a) procedures for determining, adopting and amending the rules referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1;
(b) the imposition on members of financial contributions needed to finance the producer organisation;
(c) rules enabling the producer farmer members producing agricultural products of the soil or of stockfarming to scrutinise democratically their organisation and its decisions as well as its accounts and budgets;
(d) penalties for infringement of obligations under the statutes, particularly for non-payment of financial contributions, or of the rules laid down by the producer organisation;
(e) rules on the admission of new members, and in particular the minimum period of membership which may not be less than one year;
(f) the accounting and budgetary rules necessary for the operation of the organisation.
2a. The statutes of a producer organisation may provide for the possibility of producer members being in direct contact with purchasers, provided that such direct contact does not jeopardise the objectives pursued by the producer organisation, including the concentration of supply and placing of products on the market by the producer organisation. Concentration of supply and the placing of products on the market shall be deemed to have been ensured if the essential elements of the sales sales, such as price, quality and volume volume, are negotiated and determined by the producer organisation.
The statutes of a producer organisation that allows direct contact between members and purchasers may include internal control and prevention mechanisms to ensure that such contact does not adversely affect the objectives of the producer organisation, including the concentration of supply.
3. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a shall not apply to producer organisations in the milk and milk products sector.