Article 21 Notification of deliveries in another Member State

In the case of tomatoes, peaches and pears, where processing takes place in a Member State other than the one in which production has taken place, no later than twenty-four hours before the day of delivery, the producer organisation shall notify each delivery to the competent authorities of the Member State where its head office is situated and to the competent authorities of the Member State where processing is carried out.

This notification shall include the quantity to be delivered, precise identification of the means of transport used and the identification number of the contract relating to the delivery in question. It shall be sent electronically and the body to which it is addressed shall keep a written record of it for at least three years.

The competent authorities may ask for any additional information they consider necessary for a physical check on the deliveries.

If the data in the first subparagraph are amended after they have been notified, the amended data must be notified in the same way as the initial notification, before delivery commences. The initial notification may be amended only once.

On the basis of a risk analysis, carried out by the Member State where processing takes place or by the Member State in which the producer organisation has its head office, of the producer organisations and processors involved, the Member States may, as far as they are directly concerned, decide to exempt producer organisations from the obligations laid down in paragraph 1.

Member States may also, on the basis of that analysis, decide to require less detailed information, provided that this does not hinder effective checks on the aid scheme.