Article 1

Member States shall grant specific recognition, as provided in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, to producers' organizations and associations thereof, hereinafter referred to as ‘producers' organizations’, whose economic activity concerns the production and marketing of fresh bananas and which comply with Article 5 of the aforesaid Regulation and the provisions of this Regulation.

Producers' organizations recognized pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 shall be granted specific recognition, as provided in the first paragraph, where the competent authorities find that the constituent instrument and rules of operation of such organizations comply with the provisions referred to in the first paragraph.