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Article 32 Operational fundsC1C2E1

England, Wales and Scotland

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

F11.

Producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector and/or their associations may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:

(a)

financial contributions from:

  1. (i)

    members of the producer organisation and/or the producer organisation itself; or

  2. (ii)

    associations of producer organisations through the members of those associations;

(b)

F2... financial assistance F3under Article 34, which may be granted to producer organisations, or to their associations where those associations present, manage and implement an operational programme or a partial operational programme, in accordance with the terms and conditions F4specified in legislation made pursuant to Article 37 or 38.

2.

Operational funds shall be used only to finance operational programmes that have been submitted to and approved by F5the relevant authority.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Arts. 32-38 revoked (W.) (16.2.2026) by The Closure of European Union Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/44), regs. 1(2), 2

F2

Word in Art. 32(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 16(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in Art. 32(1)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 16(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Art. 32(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 16(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Words in Art. 32(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 16(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Modifications

C1

Arts. 32-38: power to modify conferred (E.) (11.11.2020 for specified purposes and 11.1.2021 otherwise) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), ss. 15, 57(1)(b)(c)(6)

C2

Arts. 32-38: power to modify conferred (S.) (1.1.2021) by Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 17), ss. 7, 26(2) (with s. 25); S.S.I. 2020/373, reg. 2(2)(b) (as amended (16.6.2025) by Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11), ss. 27, 38(2); S.S.I. 2025/167, reg. 2(1))

Extent

E1

This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only