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Article 6 Minimum length of membership

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

1.

The minimum membership period of a producer shall not be less than one year.

2.

Resignation from membership shall be notified to the producer organisation in writing. F1Subject to paragraph 3, resignation from membership will take effect:

(a)

if notice of resignation is received by the producer organisation on or before 30 September of a given calendar year (or such earlier date as may be set in the producer organisation's membership agreement in accordance with paragraph 3), on 1 January of the following year;

(b)

if notice of resignation is received by the producer organisation after 30 September of a given calendar year (or such earlier date as may be set in the producer organisation's membership agreement in accordance with paragraph 3), on 1 January of the year after the following year.

F2(3.)

The membership agreement of a producer organisation may require notice of resignation to be given before 30 September (but no earlier than 30 June) of the year before that in which resignation is intended to take effect.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 6(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(6)(a)

F2

Art. 6(3) 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(6)(b)