{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1145/article-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1145/article-19.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1145",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1145/2008 of 18 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 as regards the national restructuring programmes for the cotton sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1145",
  "path": "article/19",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Eligible activities",
  "text": "1. The information and promotion activities eligible for support shall be activities designed to induce consumers to buy cotton covered by quality schemes included in Article 15, or products mainly produced with this cotton.\nSuch activities shall draw attention to the specific features or advantages of the products concerned, notably the quality, specific production methods, and respect for the environment linked to the quality scheme concerned, and may include the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge about those products. Such activities shall include, in particular, the organisation of, and/or participation in, fairs and exhibitions, similar public relations exercises and advertising via the different channels of communication or at the points of sale.\n2. Only information, promotion and advertising activities in the internal market shall be eligible for support.\nSuch activities shall not incite consumers to buy a product due to its particular origin, except for products covered by the quality scheme introduced by Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. The origin of a product may nevertheless be indicated provided the mention of the origin is subordinate to the main message.\nActivities related to the promotion of commercial brands shall not be eligible for support.\n3. When activities referred to in paragraph 1 concern a product included in the Community quality schemes established under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Community logo provided for under those schemes shall appear on information, promotion and/or advertising material.\n4. The Member States shall ensure that all draft information, promotion and advertising materials drawn up in the context of a supported activity comply with Community legislation. To that end, beneficiaries shall transmit such draft materials to the competent authority of the Member State.",
  "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/2008/1145/article/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:51.456757+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."
}