1.As regards suppliers, organisations or bodies referred to in points (c) to (e) of Article 6(2), aid shall only be paid:
(a)on presentation of a receipt for the quantities actually delivered; or
(b)on the basis of the report of an inspection made by the competent authority before final payment of the aid, establishing that the payment requirements have been met; or
(c)if the Member State so authorises, on presentation of alternative proof that the quantities delivered for the purposes of this Regulation have been paid for.
2.The aid shall be paid by the competent authority within three months of the day of lodging of the correctly filled and valid aid application. The Member States shall determine the form and content of a valid aid application.
3.If the time limit referred to in Article 10(3) is overrun by less than two months the aid shall still be paid but reduced:
(a)by 5 % if the overrun is one month or less;
(b)by 10 % if the overrun is more than a month but less than two months.
Once the time limit referred to in Article 10(3) is overrun by two months, the aid shall be reduced by 1 % per additional day.