{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-891/article-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-891/article-20.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/891",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891 of 13 March 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to penalties to be applied in those sectors and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-891",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Members of associations of producer organisations who are not producer organisations",
  "text": "1. Natural or legal persons other than a recognised producer organisation may be a member of an association of producer organisations if and for so long as there is no conflict of interest between those persons and the association of producer organisations.\n2. Members of a recognised association of producer organisations who are not recognised producer organisations shall not:\n(a) be taken into account for the recognition criteria;\n(b) benefit directly from the measures financed from public funds.\nRestrictions on those members' right to vote on decisions relating to operational programmes are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1446), regs. 1(3), 5(17)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1446), regs. 1(3), 5(17)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1446), regs. 1(3), 5(17)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1446), regs. 1(3), 5(17)(b)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/891/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:54.547934+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."
}