Article 3 Submission of applications

The first period during which applications may be submitted shall end on 7 December 2011 at 12 noon, Brussels time.

The periods during which applications may be submitted for the second and subsequent application periods shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time, on 14 December 2011, 11 January 2012, 25 January 2012, 1 February 2012, 15 February 2012, 6 June 2012, 27 June 2012 and 11 July 2012.

The Commission may suspend the submission of applications for one or several application periods.