Article 2 Transitional provisions
1. Points (2), (3)(b), and (12) of Article 1 of this Regulation shall not apply to recognition plans which have been accepted before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Point (6) of Article 1 of this Regulation, as regards Article 47(3) and (4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, shall not apply to recognition plans which have been accepted before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and in respect of which either:
(a) the producer group concerned has already committed itself financially or has entered into legally binding arrangements with third parties as regards the relevant investments referred to in Article 103a(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation, or
(b) the recognition plan concerned covers only aid referred to in Article 103a(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
3. For recognition plans accepted before the date of entry into force of this Regulation but in respect of which the producer group concerned has not yet committed itself financially or has not as yet entered into legally binding arrangements with third parties as regards the relevant investments prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation the following rules shall apply:
(a) by 1 July 2012 the competent authority of the Member State shall notify the Commission of recognition plans to which this paragraph applies;
(b) when setting the allocation coefficients in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 47(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 the Commission shall take into account the notifications received pursuant to point (a) of this paragraph. The Union contribution towards the aid referred to in Article 103a(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted in accordance with those allocation coefficients;
(c) the allocation coefficients set in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 47(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 shall not apply in respect of the aid referred to in Article 103a(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;
(d) once the allocation coefficients referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 47(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 have been set, the competent authority of the Member State shall provide the producer groups to which this paragraph applies with an opportunity to amend or withdraw their recognition plan. In the case of withdrawal, expenditure incurred by the producer group after the initial acceptance of the plan in respect of its formation and administration shall be reimbursed by the Union up to an amount not exceeding 3 % of the aid that the producer group would have been entitled to under Article 103a(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 if their recognition plan had been implemented.
4. Point (8) of Article 1 shall not apply to cases where the request for authorisation to pay national financial assistance has been approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 92(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation, but where the Commission has not yet decided on Union reimbursement of the national financial assistance in accordance with Article 95 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.