Mr. Brian McHugh:

Certain criteria are set out in order to qualify as a producer organisation. They are detailed on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine website. It is not just any group that can become a producer organisation. They must meet certain criteria. The argument was that agriculture was special and needed an exemption from competition law. That argument was accepted and the exemption was set out. Certain organisations trying to achieve certain things, such as an increase in efficiency which is one of the goals of the producer organisation, could therefore get an exemption from competition law. Importantly, they can then go in and negotiate with that process. That option is available. I do not know why others have not taken it up, but one has. They can go in and-----