Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 of 17 December 2007 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries^f1, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2008^f2 establishes rules for the drawing-up, selection, implementation, financing and checking of the programmes referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3/2008.

In view of the reform of the Union policy concerning the promotion of agricultural products which is intended to apply as of 1 December 2015, it is appropriate to revise the calendar for the submission of programmes laid down in Articles 8 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 501/2008. The revised calendar will also allow the trade and inter-trade organisations concerned to become acquainted with the new frequency of the submissions that would be applied as of 2016 due to the reform of the policy.

Regulation (EC) No 501/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

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