1.Aid applications shall be made in a manner which shall be specified by the competent authority of the Member State and shall include at least the following information:
(a)the quantities distributed;
(b)the name and address or identification number of the educational establishment or educational authority to which the information referred to in point (a) relates; and
(c)the number of children in the respective educational establishment of the target group as identified in the strategy of the Member State.
2.Member States shall specify the frequency of applications in line with their strategy, but aid application periods shall not cover more than 5 months. If the scheme runs during more than 6 months of the period referred to in Article 4(1), the total number of aid applications per period shall be at least three.
3.Except in cases of force majeure, aid applications shall, in order to be valid, be correctly filled in and be lodged by the last day of the third month following the end of the period to which they relate.
4.The amounts shown in the application shall be supported by documentary evidence held available for the competent authorities. This evidence shall show the price of the delivered products and shall be receipted or accompanied by proof of payment.