1.[F1A producer organisation may apply to the appropriate authority for the constituent nation in which the producer organisation has its head office] for an advance payment of a part of the aid. That advance payment shall correspond to the forecast expenditure resulting from the operational programme during the [F2quarter] starting in the month in which the application for an advance payment is submitted.
[F3A producer organisation applying for an advance payment must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the appropriate authority, and the appropriate authority must verify, that:
(a)financial contributions to the producer organisation’s operational fund have been levied and paid in accordance with Articles 24 and 25;
(b)the corresponding producer organisation contribution has actually been spent; and
(c)any previous advance payments received by the producer organisation have actually been spent.]
2.Applications for the release of securities may be submitted during the current programme year and shall be accompanied by supporting documents, such as invoices and documents proving that payment has been made.
Securities shall be released in respect of up to 80 % of advances paid.
3.In the event of failure to comply with the operational programmes or of serious failure to meet the obligations provided for in Article 5(b) and (c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 the security shall be forfeited, without prejudice to other administrative penalties to be applied in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter V of this Title.
In the event of failure to comply with other requirements, the security shall be forfeited in proportion to the gravity of the irregularity that has been established.
[F44.In this Article ‘quarter’ means a period of three months ending with the last day of March, June, September or December.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 35(1) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 4(20)(a)(i)(aa), 7(a)
F2Word in Art. 35(1) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 4(20)(a)(i)(bb), 7(a)