Article 50U.K.Force majeure time limits
1.This Article shall apply when a specific Regulation refers to it.
2.A request for recognition of a case of force majeure shall not be admissible if it is received by the competent authority more than 30 calendar days after:
(a)the date on which the operator was informed by the competent authority of the established non-fulfilment of the relevant obligation within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014, the expiry of the time limit for the fulfilment of the relevant obligation as referred to in Article 23(3) of that Regulation or the expiry of the time limit for the presentation of the proof for the fulfilment of the relevant obligation as referred to in Article 23(4) of that Regulation;
(b)the closing date for submission of tenders in a third country where the tender is linked to an advanced fixing certificate for export refunds;
3.Operators shall, to the competent authority’s satisfaction, provide proof of the circumstances which they consider to constitute force majeure within 181 calendar days of the expiry of the period in which the obligation had to be fulfilled completely. Operators may be granted further time if they are unable to produce proof within that time limit despite having acted with all due diligence to obtain and forward it.
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Textual Amendments
F1Art. 50(4) omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/765), regs. 1, 4(24); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)