Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2005 of 17 November 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco Fund.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2002/2182/article/22Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco FundCommission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco Fund2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02002R2182-20060101texttext/xmlen2006-01-01CHAPTER IIIMEASURES TO PROMOTE A SWITCH OF PRODUCTION
Article 221.

The projects shall be carried out within two years of the date on which the Member State notifies the beneficiary that the project has been approved. However, Member States may extend the above time-limit to 30 months.

2.

The aid shall be paid once checks have been made that the project in question has been carried out and no later than three years following the date on which the Member State notifies the beneficiary that the project has been approved.

3.

Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the Member State may provide for aid to be paid in advance, on condition that:

(a)

project implementation has begun;

(b)

the beneficiary has lodged a security equal to 120 % of the advance. However, public bodies may be exempted from this requirement.

For the purposes of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85, the obligation shall in this case be to ensure that the project is implemented within the period specified in paragraph 1 above.