CHAPTER IIIU.K.APPLICATION FOR AND GRANTING OF RESTRUCTURING AID

Article 6U.K.Member States obligations

[F11. 20 days after it has received a copy of the invitation to the consultation referred to in Article 2(3) at the latest, the Member State shall inform the parties involved in the restructuring plan of its decision on:]

(a)the percentage of the restructuring aid to be distributed to the growers of beet, cane and chicory and to machinery contractors, the objective criteria for the distribution of that part of the aid between the two groups and within each group, as determined after consultation of the interested parties, and the period referred to in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006;

(b)the period, expiring on 30 September 2010 at the latest, for dismantling production facilities and for complying with the social and environmental commitments referred to in Articles 3(3)(c) and 3(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006;

(c)if appropriate, the national specific requirements for the social and environmental commitments, in the restructuring plan, which go beyond the statutory minimum requirements imposed by Community law, as referred to in Articles 3(3)(c) and 3(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006.

[F2By way of derogation from point (b) of the first subparagraph, upon a motivated request of the undertaking concerned, the Member States can grant an extension of the deadline fixed in that point until 31 March 2012 at the latest. In such case, the undertaking shall submit an amended restructuring plan according to Article 11.]

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member State shall, in the case where Article 2(6) applies, inform the parties of its decision no later than 15 July 2006.

[F3By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if the competent authority has received no eligible application from an undertaking by the deadline set out in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006, but has received eligible growers’ applications, the Member State shall inform the parties of its decision for each undertaking concerned no later than 15 February 2008 . In this case, the Member States shall fix the marketing year 2007/2008 as the period referred to in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006.]

3.Machinery contractors shall be compensated for the loss incurred following the loss of value of their specialised machinery, which can not be used for other purposes.

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