# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 of 22 December 1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (Text with EEA relevance), Article 6: Producer groups

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Support may be granted to encourage the setting-up, and to facilitate the administrative operation, of producer groups, during the first five years following the date of their recognition.
2. This Article shall apply to producer groups set up for the purpose of jointly adapting the production and output of the producers who are members of such groups to market requirements, and, of jointly placing goods on the market, including centralisation of sale, preparation for sale, and supply to bulk buyers, and, of establishing common rules on production information, with particular regard to harvesting and availability, and which have been formally recognised by an applicant country.
3. Support granted to producer groups recognised after 1 January 2000 for the first five years following the date on which they are recognised, shall be granted towards the costs of setting up and running the producer organisation, at a flat rate.
4. The aid referred to in paragraph 3 shall be determined for each producer organisation on the basis of its annual marketed production and shall not exceed:
(a) amount for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years to 5 %, 5 %, 4 %, 3 % and 2 % respectively of the value marketed production up to EUR 1 000 000, and
(b) amount for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years, to 2,5 %, 2,5 %, 2,0 %, 1,5 % and 1,5 % respectively of the values of marketed production exceeding EUR 1 000 000,
(c) be subject to a ceiling for each producer organisation of:
EUR 100 000 for the first year,
EUR 100 000 for the second year,
EUR 80 000 for the third year,
EUR 60 000 for the fourth year,
EUR 50 000 for the fifth year,
and shall be paid in annual instalments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1999/2759/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1999-2759/article-6
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