By way of derogations from paragraph 1, in response to an application, Member States may recognise an association of recognised producer organisations in the milk and milk products sector if the Member State concerned considers that this association is capable of carrying out effectively any of the activities of a recognised producer organisation and that it fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 109c(1).
Države članice lahko z odstopanjem od odstavka 1 na podlagi zahtevka priznajo združenje priznanih organizacij proizvajalcev v sektorju mleka in mlečnih proizvodov, če zadevna država članica meni, da je združenje sposobno učinkovito opravljati vsakršne dejavnosti priznane organizacije proizvajalcev in da to združenje izpolnjuje pogoje iz člena 109c(1).