Article 84U.K.Amounts paid in excess or unpaid
1.Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may:
(a)use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures in point (a) of Article 75(1), and/or
(b)redistribute it partially or totally to producers who:
(b)fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission, or
are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set up by this Chapter.
2.Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following twelve-month period.
3.Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers' contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 81, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser.
4.Where a producer or a purchaser fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears to be fixed by the Commission shall be paid to the Member State.