Article 2U.K.Time-limits and procedures for submission of plans

1.Producer organisations shall submit their first plans to [F1a fisheries administration] by end of February 2014. For the producer organisations recognized after 1 January 2014, they shall submit their first plans to [F2a fisheries administration] eight weeks after their recognition. Subsequent plans shall be submitted eight weeks prior to the expiry of the plans in place.

2.If a [F3fisheries administration] considers that a plan submitted by a producer organisation aims to achieve the objectives referred to in Articles 3 and 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, it shall approve that plan within six weeks following receipt and inform the producer organisation immediately.

3.Where a [F4fisheries administration] finds that the objectives referred to in Articles 3 and 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 cannot be achieved by a plan as submitted, it shall inform the producer organisation accordingly within the deadline referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. The producer organisation shall submit an amended plan within two weeks.

4.The deadline for approval of the amended plan shall be four weeks following receipt.

5.If [F5fisheries administration] does not approve or does not refuse the plan according to paragraph 2 or 4, the plan is considered as approved.