Zusammenschluß von Inhabern land- oder fischwirtschaftlicher Betriebe, die gemeinsam den Zweck verfolgen, die Erzeugung und den Absatz den Erfordernissen des Marktes anzupassen
Producer groups shall:
- be set up for the purpose of jointly adapting the production and output of the producers who are members of such groups to market requirements;
- consist of:
- individual producers, or
- individual producers and organizations for producing or increasing returns from agricultural products, consisting solely of agricultural producers.
"Producer" shall be taken to mean any person working an agricultural holding situated within Community territory:
- who produces the products of the soil and livestock products listed in Article 3, or
- who, while being a primary producer, produces the processed products listed in Article 3.
The Member States concerned may, when their national provisions so provide, recognize producer groups which also include persons other than those covered by paragraph 1. In such cases the groups' statutes must ensure that the members covered by paragraph 1 retain control over the groups and any decisions the latter may take.
Associations shall consist of recognized producer groups and shall pursue the same objectives as those groups, but on a larger scale.
