3.5.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 105/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 908/2000 of 2 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for calculating aid granted by Member States to producer organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrange- ments regarding Community structural assistance in the fish- eries sector (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 lays down the general conditions for granting and financing aid from the Member States to producer organisations recognised under Article 4 and, where appropriate, specifically recognised under Article 7a of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aqua- culture products (?), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (). (2)  To ensure that such aids are granted and financed under identical conditions, detailed rules should be laid down for calculating the value of the production marketed by producer organisations and the administrative expenses of such organisations and such calculations should be done on the basis of supporting accounting documents. In view of the difficulty of obtaining such documents in some cases, however, a flat-rate method should be avail- able by way of an alternative. (3)  The aid for which an association of producer organ- isations may qualify should be limited to a maximum overall amount, given that each of the member organ- isations may qualify for foundation and operating aid. (4)  Detailed rules should be laid down defining expenses in connection with the implementation of a quality improvement plan by a producer organisation. (5)  Detailed rules should be laid down governing the reim- bursement of the Community contribution towards aid granted by Member States before 1 January 2000 but for which reimbursement was not the subject of a Commis- sion decision before that date. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, 0J L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10. () O] L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 0] L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation lays down detailed rules on granting aid to producer organisations in fisheries and aquaculture under Article 15(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999. Article 2 1.  Members whose production can be taken into account for the application of Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 shall be: (a) producers who were members of the organisation when it was recognised and who have remained members throughout the year to which the aid application relates; (b) producers who joined the organisation after it was recog- nised and who have been members for the last nine months of the year to which the aid application relates. 2. An association of producer organisations may be granted aid under Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 up to a maximum of EUR 180 000. Article 3 1. To calculate the aid provided for in Article 15(1)(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, the value of production marketed by the producer organisation shall be established on a flat-rate basis, for each year, by multiplying for each product covered by the organisation: (a) the weighted average production, expressed in 100 kg net, marketed by the members during the three calendar years preceding the period to which the aid application relates, by (b) the weighted average producer price obtained by those producers during the same period, calculated per 100 kg net. 2. To calculate the average production referred to in para- graph 1(a), the production marketed by members during each of the three years mentioned therein shall be determined: (@) on the basis of available supporting commercial and accounting documents, or, failing that,