{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-163",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-163.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/1308",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308",
  "path": "article/163",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "163",
  "heading": "Recognition of interbranch organisations in the milk and milk products sector",
  "text": "1. The Secretary of State may recognise interbranch organisations in the milk and milk products sector provided that such organisations:\n(a) fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 157(3);\n(b) carry out their activities in one or more regions in the United Kingdom;\n(c) account for a significant share of the economic activities referred to in point (a) of Article 157(3);\n(d) do not themselves engage in the production of, the processing of, or the trade in, products in the milk and milk products sector.\n2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3. Where the Secretary of State makes use of the option to recognise an interbranch organisation in accordance with paragraph 1 , the Secretary of State must:\n(a) decide whether to grant recognition to the interbranch organisation within four months of the lodging of an application, accompanied by all the relevant supporting evidence; ...\n(b) carry out, at intervals to be determined by them, checks to verify that recognised interbranch organisations are complying with the conditions governing their recognition;\n(c) in the event of non-compliance or irregularities in the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation, impose on those organisations the applicable penalties they have laid down and, if necessary, decide whether recognition should be withdrawn;\n(d) withdraw recognition if:\n(i)the requirements and conditions for recognition laid down in this Article are no longer fulfilled;\n(ii)the interbranch organisation takes part in any of the agreements, decisions and concerted practices referred to in Article 210(4); such withdrawal of recognition shall be without prejudice to any other penalties to be imposed pursuant to national law;\n(iii)the interbranch organisation fails to comply with the notification obligation referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 210(2);\n(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 163(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 163(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 163(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 163(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(c)(i)(aa) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1403, reg. 2(6)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 163(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(c)(i)(bb) (as substituted by S.I. 2019/1403, regs. 1, 2(6)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 163(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 163(3)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/828), regs. 1, 22(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:06.542387+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."
}