Annex

United Kingdom

ANNEX

TIME LIMITS APPLICABLE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

1.

In order to ensure equal treatment of all Member States, the Council, when taking decisions in Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Regulation, shall have regard to the different budgetary year of the United Kingdom, with a view to taking decisions with regard to the United Kingdom at a point in its budgetary year similar to that at which decisions have been or will be taken in the case of other Member States.

2.

The provisions specified in Column I shall be substituted by the provisions specified in Column II.

Column I Column II

“as a rule, within four months of the reporting dates established in Article 4 (2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93”

(Article 3(3))
“as a rule, within six months after the end of the budgetary year in which the deficit occurred”

“the year following its identification”

(Article 3(4))
“the budgetary year following its identification”

“as a rule, within sixteen months of reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93”

(Article 7)
“as a rule, within eighteen months from the end of the budgetary year in which the deficit occurred”

“the preceding year”

(Article 12(1))
“the preceding budgetary year”

Column I	Column II
“as a rule, within four months of the reporting dates established in Article 4 (2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93” (Article 3(3))	“as a rule, within six months after the end of the budgetary year in which the deficit occurred”
“the year following its identification” (Article 3(4))	“the budgetary year following its identification”
“as a rule, within sixteen months of reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93” (Article 7)	“as a rule, within eighteen months from the end of the budgetary year in which the deficit occurred”
“the preceding year” (Article 12(1))	“the preceding budgetary year”