
Article 1 
As regards calendar year 2014, by way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 111(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the minimum retention period referred to in that provision shall be shortened to five consecutive months from the day on which the application for the suckler cow premium is lodged.
The first paragraph shall apply to farmers who are located in the Spanish Autonomous Communities listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on its day of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 10 October 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX


 Andalucia
 Murcia
 Valencia
 Aragón
 Baleares
 Castilla-La Mancha
 Castilla y Leon
 Cataluña
 Madrid
 Extremadura
