Forpligtelsen i stk. 2, litra c), gælder ikke for produkter, som producenterne har indgået købekontrakter for, inden de tiltrådte producentsammenslutninger, såfremt de pågældende sammenslutninger er blevet underrettet herom og har godkendt dem.
The obligation provided for in paragraph 2(c) shall not apply to products covered by sales contracts concluded by producers before they joined the producer group, provided that the latter was informed of and approved such contracts.