Paragraph 10 Producer joining a corporate group
(1)
Where in relation to the year in which NC joins the corporate group, NC is registered separately with the appropriate agency—
(a)
if NC satisfies the threshold criteria as an individual producer, NC must comply with its obligations under these Regulations for that year;
(b)
if NC does not itself satisfy the threshold criteria, NC must comply with its obligations under these Regulations for that year as varied by sub-paragraph (2).
(2)
The obligation of NC is to be calculated as a proportion of its recycling obligations, disposal fee obligations and administration fee obligations for the year in which it joins the group, such proportion being calculated as provided in paragraph 11.