Article 3

To be eligible for consideration under Article 2, the national competent authority must receive the requests by 7 January 2006, at the latest.

Member States shall notify the Commission not later than 14 January 2006 of the amounts for which reductions have been accepted in accordance with Article 2(3) of this Regulation. The notified amounts shall be taken into account for the determination of the amount for which refund certificates for use from 1 February 2006 shall be issued, pursuant to point (c) of Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005.