# Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 of 27 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community, Article 17: Payment of the aid for diversification, the additional aid for diversification and the transitional aid to certain Member States

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Within the limit of the amounts determined in accordance with Article 13(3), the payment of the aid for diversification, of the additional aid for diversification and of the transitional aid to certain Member States shall be made by the Member State to the beneficiaries twice a year, in March and September for the eligible expenses actually incurred, documented and controlled.
When a part of the additional aid for diversification is granted to sugar beet or cane growers giving up their production in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006, the Member State shall ensure that the growers concerned have definitively given up sugar beet or cane production.
2. The first payment may be made in September 2007. The aid for diversification, the additional aid for diversification and the transitional aid to certain Member States shall not be paid later than 30 September 2012 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/968/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-968/article-17
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