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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1535/article-4",
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  "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/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Form of contracts",
  "text": "1. Contracts as referred to in Articles 3 and 6a of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 (hereinafter referred to as contracts) shall be concluded in writing. Contracts shall bear an identification number.\n2. Contracts may take one of the following forms:\n(a) a contract between a producer organisation or association of producer organisations, and a processor;\n(b) a commitment to supply, where the producer organisation also acts as a processor.\nOnly one contract may be signed between a producer organisation and a processor.",
  "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/4",
    "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."
}