Article 2

Within two months of the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall decide on and communicate to the Commission the annual rate of voluntary modulation that will apply for the period 2007 to 2012.

Member States intending to apply voluntary modulation shall conduct an assessment in order to gauge the impact of the application of voluntary modulation, in particular on the economic situation of the farmers concerned, taking into account the need to avoid unjustified unequal treatment between farmers.

Member States intending to apply rates that are regionally differentiated according to Article 3(1) shall also gauge the impact of such differentiated rates, taking into account the need to avoid unjustified unequal treatment between farmers.

The Member States concerned shall transmit their impact assessments to the Commission together with the communication referred to in paragraph 1.