Article 7 Notification of deliveries

From the beginning of the periods laid down in the second paragraph of Article 3, the producer organisation shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State, no later than 18.00 of the preceding working day, of each delivery to processors holding the contracts referred to in Article 4, including the quantities which will not subsequently be the subject of an application for aid in accordance with Article 8.

This notification shall include the quantity to be delivered, the place and time of delivery and the identification number of the contract relating to the delivery in question. It shall be sent electronically and the authorities to which it is addressed shall keep a record of it for at least three years.

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

When each consignment delivered under contracts is accepted at the processing plant, a delivery certificate shall be issued, specifying:

Delivery certificates shall be prepared in four copies. They shall be signed by the processor or its representative and by the producer organisation or its representative. Each certificate shall bear an identification number.

Processors and producer organisations shall both keep a copy of delivery certificates.

The producer organisation shall send the competent authorities of the Member State a communication by e-mail containing the information referred to in paragraph 2, not later than the fifth working day following the week of delivery.

However, where the conditions referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5(5) are met, the producer organisation shall send the communication referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph not later than the first working day following the delivery.