{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1535/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1535/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2003/1535",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1535",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Information on the commencement of deliveries or processing",
  "text": "1. At least five working days before the start of deliveries or processing each marketing year, producer organisations or processors participating in the aid scheme shall notify the week in which contractual deliveries or processing are to commence to the competent authorities of the Member State in which their head office is situated and, where applicable, the competent authorities of the Member State in which processing is to take place. They shall be deemed to have discharged this obligation where they provide proof that they have forwarded this information at least eight working days before commencement of contractual deliveries or processing.\n2. In exceptional and duly justified cases, Member States may accept notifications from producer organisations and processors after the time limit laid down in paragraph 1. However, in such cases, no aid shall be granted for quantities already delivered or in the course of delivery unless the checks needed to establish eligibility for the aid can be conducted to the satisfaction of the competent authorities.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/1535/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:57.359722+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}