1. Producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector and/or their associations may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
(a)
financial contributions from:
(i)
members of the producer organisation and/or the producer organisation itself; or
(ii)
associations of producer organisations through the members of those associations;
(b)
Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer organisations, or to their associations where those associations present, manage and implement an operational programme or a partial operational programme, in accordance with the terms and conditions to be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 37 and implementing acts pursuant to Article 38.
2. Operational funds shall be used only to finance operational programmes that have been submitted to and approved by Member States.