Article 22a 4.

Member States shall ensure that, if a producer as defined in Article 3(4b), point (d), so wishes, the obligations under paragraph 3 of this Article, if any, can be met, on the producer’s behalf, by a producer responsibility organisation appointed by written mandate. Where such a producer has appointed a producer responsibility organisation, the obligations under this Article shall be met by that organisation mutatis mutandis unless otherwise specified by the Member State.