Article 9 Application for and payment of Union financial assistance

Producer organisations shall apply for the payment of the Union financial assistance referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 by 31 January 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a), by 31 July 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b) and by 31 July 2016 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(c).

Producer organisations shall apply for the payment of the total Union financial assistance referred to in Articles 4 and 6 of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 72 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 by 31 January 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of this Regulation, by 31 July 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b) of this Regulation and by 31 July 2016 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(c) of this Regulation.

Producers not being members of a recognised producer organisation and not having signed a contract with a recognised producer organisation shall, F2by the dates referred to in paragraph 1, apply themselves to the competent authorities designated by the Member States for the payment of Union financial assistance for the purposes of Article 5 and 7.

The applications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be accompanied by supporting documents justifying the amount of Union financial assistance concerned and contain a written undertaking that the applicant has not received and will not receive any double Union or national funding or compensation under an insurance policy in respect of the operations qualifying for Union financial assistance under this Regulation.