Article 5

For the admission of new members, the rules of association of producers' organizations shall include the following requirements:

1. (a)

   new memberships msut take effect from the beginning of a marketing year only;

2. (b)

   new members must be accepted on the basis of the organization's actual or foreseeable marketing capacity;

3. (c)

   F1each member must undertake to belong to the producers' organisation for at least one year and must give written notice of any intention to resign by 31 May at the latest, to take effect on 1 January of the following year. The Member States may set a lengthier minimum period of membership; in that event they shall notify the Commission. The rules of association of producers' organisations may stipulate a lengthier period of notice before resignation becomes effective F2.

   F3Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, in the case of producer organisations established in Spain, the notification of any intention to resign to be given in 2002 shall be given by 15 October at the latest;

4. (d)

   each member must undertake to comply with all the obligations imposed by the producers' organization.