1. 3. 88 No L 54/51 Official Journal of the European Communities " COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 559/88 of 29 February 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, .. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 of 19 July 1978 on producer groups and associations thereof ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (%), and in particular the third indent of Article 6 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1616/82 (%), lays down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof ; whereas the requirements of that Regulation -must be supplemented following extension of the applica- bility of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/70 to Spain; Whereas in certain parts of Spain farms are, typically, small, fragmented and unspecialized ; whereas relatively low minima should therefore be set for the dimensions of producer group operations; whereas turnover is a suitable . criterion for judging the efficacy of associations of producer groups in certain sectors where, in view of the difficulties of exhaustive determination of specific minimum crop areas, a single basis of reference should be used ; whereas in order to guarantee that associations are of adequate economic size a minimum number of member. groups should be set; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 is hereby amended as follows. - OJ No L 166, 23. 6.1978, p. 1. 0OJ No L 167, 26. 6..1987, p. 1. OJ No L 203, 5. 8. 1980, p. 5. OJ No L 180, 24. 6. 1982, p. 21. 1. Article 2 (2) is replaced by the following : ‘2. The minimum volume of production specified in Article 1 and in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be reduced by — 30 %, in the case of producer groups made up mainly of farmers with farms located in the Mezzo- giorno, on the Greek islands or in the areas speci- fied in Article 3 (3) of Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas ('), ' — 50 %, in the case of producer groups composed principally of farmers with farms on the Balearic or Canary Islands. () OJ No'L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. 2. The following paragraph is added to Article 3. ‘In the case of Spain, by way of derogation from the other provisions of this Article, associations must account for a minimum crop area, turnover and share of national production as indicated in Section III of the Annex. In the case of both the products listed in the Annex and other products they must consist of at least five recognized groups and cover the territory of at least one Comunidad Auténoma.’ 3. The table annexed to this Regulation is added to the Annex. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal-of the European Communities.