Article 23 Entry into force and applicability

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

F1It shall apply from 1 January 2007 until 30 June 2014 .

Notifications pending at the time of entry into force of this Regulation shall be assessed in accordance with its provisions. Where the conditions of this Regulation are not fulfilled, the Commission will examine such pending notifications under the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector.

Individual aid and aid schemes implemented before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and aid granted under those schemes in the absence of a Commission authorisation and in breach of the notification requirement of Article 88(3) of the Treaty shall be compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty and shall be exempt if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation, except the requirements in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 (b) and (c) of that Article that express reference be made to this Regulation, and that the summary provided for in Article 20(1) has been submitted before granting aid. Any aid which does not fulfil those conditions will be assessed by the Commission in accordance with the relevant frameworks, guidelines, communications and notices.

Aid schemes exempted under this Regulation shall remain exempt for a period of six months following the date of expiry of this Regulation.