Marketing of the production outside the producer organisation

1. Where the producer organisation so authorises in its statutes and where this is in compliance with the terms and conditions laid down by the Member State and the producer organisation, the producer members may:

sell products directly or outside their holdings to consumers for their personal needs;

market by themselves or through another producer organisation designated by their own producer organisation, quantities of products which, in terms of volume or value, are marginal compared to the volume or value of marketable production of their organisation of the products concerned;

market by themselves or through another producer organisation designated by their own producer organisation, products which because of their characteristics or because of the limited production in volume or in value of the producer members, are normally not covered by the commercial activities of the producer organisation.

2. The percentage of the production that the producer members market outside the producer organisation, as referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed 25 % in volume or in value of the marketable production of each producer member.

However, Member States may set a lower percentage of the production that the producer members may market outside the producer organisation than the one set out in the first subparagraph. Member States may increase that percentage up to 40 % in case of products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 ( *1 ) or where producer members market their production through another producer organisation designated by their own producer organisation.

( *1 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 ( OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1 ).’;"

in Article 22, paragraph 10 is replaced as follows:

‘10. Where a reduction in production occurs due to a natural disaster, climatic event, animal or plant diseases or pest infestations, any insurance indemnification received in respect of harvest insurance actions covered by Section 7 of Chapter III, or equivalent actions managed by the producer organisation or its producer members, due to those causes may be included in the value of marketed production.’;

in Article 30, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations which have been granted the support provided in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 ( *2 ) may implement an operational programme in the same period provided that the Member State concerned ensures that the beneficiaries receive support for any given action only under one scheme.

( *2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 of 25 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ( OJ L 193, 1.7.2014, p. 1 ).’;"

in the first subparagraph of Article 31(6), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Investments, including those under leasing contracts, may be financed through the operational fund in one amount or in instalments that were approved in the operational programme.’;

in Chapter III of Title II, Section 3 is replaced by the following:

‘ Section 3

Support related to mutual funds

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/1145 of 7 June 2018 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891 as regards producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector ANNEX ‘ANNEX V