# Commission Regulation (EC) No 686/2004 of 14 April 2004 laying down transitional measures concerning producer organisations in the market of fresh fruit and vegetables by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, Article 6: Checks

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

In 2005, the new Member States may reduce the percentage of checks at producer organisations and producer groups to no less than half of the minimum percentages provided for in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1432/2003 and in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003.
If the new Member States make use of this possibility, the percentage shall be increased by the same rate as the rate of reduction in 2005 in 2006, in order to reach the normal level on a two-year average.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/686/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-686/article-6
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