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 fulfils the conditions laid down in paragraph 1.
Države članice lahko na prošnjo priznajo združenje priznanih organizacij proizvajalcev v sektorju mleka in mlečnih izdelkov, če zadevna država članica meni, da je združenje sposobno učinkovito opravljati vsakršne dejavnosti priznane organizacije proizvajalcev in izpolnjuje pogoje iz odstavka 1.