Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (c. 892)

CHAPTER I U.K. PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

SECTION 3 U.K. Aid

Article 11 U.K. Advance payments

1. Applications for advance payments may be submitted as decided by the Member State, either on a three-monthly basis in January, April, July and October or on a four-monthly basis in January, May and September.

Total advance payments made for a given year shall not exceed 80 % of the initially approved amount of aid for the operational programme.

2. Advance payments shall be paid subject to the lodging of a security equivalent to 110 % thereof in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014(1).

3. Member States may set a minimum amount and the deadlines for advance payments.

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, securities and use of euro (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 18).