CHAPTER XTRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 54Preparation of the multiannual programme
1.
By way of derogation from Article 20, Member States shall:
(a)
as soon as possible after 7 June 2007 but no later than 22 June 2007, designate the national responsible authority referred to in Article 27(1)(a), as well as, where appropriate, the delegated authority;
(b)
by 30 September 2007, submit a description of the management and control systems referred to in Article 34(2).
2.
By 1 July 2007, the Commission shall provide Member States with:
(a)
an estimate of the amounts allocated to them for the financial year 2007;
(b)
estimates of the amounts to be allocated to them for the financial years 2008 to 2013, on the basis of an extrapolation of the calculation for the estimate for the financial year 2007, bearing in mind the proposed annual appropriations for the years 2007 to 2013 as set out in the Financial Framework.
Article 55The preparation of the 2007 and 2008 annual programmes
1.
By way of derogation from Article 23, the following time table shall apply for implementation in the financial year 2007 and 2008:
(a)
by 1 July 2007, the Commission shall provide Member States with an estimate of the amounts allocated to them for the financial year 2007;
(b)
by 1 December 2007, Member States shall present the draft annual programme for 2007 to the Commission;
(c)
by 1 March 2008, Member States shall present the draft annual programme for 2008 to the Commission.
2.
As concerns the 2007 annual programme, expenditure actually disbursed between 1 January 2007 and the date on which the financing decision approving the annual programme of the Member State concerned is adopted may qualify for support from the Fund.
3.
To allow for the adoption in 2008 of financing decisions approving the annual programme for 2007, the Commission shall make the Community budgetary commitment for 2007 on the basis of the estimate of the amount to be allocated to the Member States, calculated as provided by Articles 14 and 15.