
Article 1 

1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 288/2009, Member States may notify their strategy and aid application for the period running from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015 by 30 April 2014 at the latest.
2. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 288/2009, the Commission shall decide on the final allocation of Union aid for the period running from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015 by 30 June 2014.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 30 June 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 November 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO