The Regulation prescribes the criteria for the recognition of producer organisations in the milk and milk products sector, the recognition procedures and the performance conditions, as well as control of producer organisations. A producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector is a milk producer organisation conforming to Article 126a(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for