
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 is amended as follows:

1.. Article 4 is amended as follows:

((a)) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

((i)) in the third subparagraph, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
'The aid shall be paid by the competent authorities not later than 60 days after the date on which the utilised aid certificate is lodged, except in one of the following cases:';
((ii)) the following text is added as the fourth subparagraph:
'Payments shall be made throughout the year.';
((b)) In paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'Aid certificates shall be drawn up on the basis of the specimen of import licence set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. Articles 8(5), 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29 to 33 and 36 to 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply mutatis mutandis without prejudice to this Regulation.';
2.. Article 34 is replaced by the following:
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Article 34 

1. Amendments to the overall programme approved under Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 shall be submitted to the Commission and shall be duly substantiated, in particular giving the following information:
(a) the reasons and any implementation problem justifying amendment of the overall programme;
(b) the expected effects of the amendment;
(c) the implications for financing and verification of commitments.Except in cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, Greece shall submit requests for programme amendments not more than once per calendar year and per programme and no later than 30 September of each year.If the Commission raises no objections to the amendments requested, Greece shall apply those amendments from 1 January of the year following that in which they were notified.Such amendments may apply earlier if the Commission confirms in writing to Greece before the date referred to in the third subparagraph that the notified amendments comply with Community legislation.If the notified amendment does not comply with Community legislation, the Commission shall inform Greece thereof and the amendment shall not apply until the Commission receives an amendment that can be declared as compliant.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for the following amendments, the Commission shall evaluate the proposals of Greece and decide on their approval within four months of their submission at the latest in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006:
(a) the introduction of new measures or aid schemes into the overall programme; and
(b) the increase of the unit level of support already approved for each existing measure or aid scheme by more than 50 % of the amount applicable at the time when the request for amendment is presented.
3. Greece shall be authorised to make the following amendments without recourse to the procedure set out in paragraph 1 provided that the amendments are notified to the Commission:
(a) as regards the forecast supply balances, changes in the quantities of the products concerned covered by the supply arrangements and, consequently, the global amount of aid allocated to support each line of products; and
(b) as regards support for local production, adjustments up to 20 % of the financial allocation for each individual measure.Such amendments shall not apply before the date on which they are received by the Commission. They may be implemented only once a year except in cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, of modification of the quantities of the products covered by the supply arrangements and of modification of the statistical nomenclature and of the Common Customs Tariff codes as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.';
3.. in Article 35, the following text is added as the second paragraph:
'Payments for studies, demonstration projects, training or technical assistance measures shall be made throughout the year.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 October 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission