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The heading changed from "Obligatory recognition" to "Mandatory recognition", while the body text of the article listing the sectors requiring recognition remained the same.
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Article 159
Obligatory Mandatory recognition
By way of derogation from Articles 152 to 158, Member States shall, on request, recognise:
(a) producer organisations in:
(i) the fruit and vegetables sector in respect of one or more products of that sector and/or such products solely intended for processing,
(ii) the olive oil and table olives sector,
(iii) the silkworm sector,
(iv) the hops sector;
(b) interbranch organisations in the olive oil and table olives sector and the tobacco sector.