Article 3
1. In order to qualify for one of the schemes referred to in Article 1 each producer shall submit one or more livestock aid applications (hereinafter referred to as 'applications') at the latest by the dates specified for the schemes concerned. 2. Without prejudice to the requirements pertaining to applications for premiums established by Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 (4), an application shall contain all necessary information, in particular: - the identity of the applicant, - the number of bovine animals in respect of which a premium is applied for, - where applicable, an undertaking by the producer to keep these animals on his/her holding during the retention period and information on the location or locations where the animals will be held including, where applicable, the perio or periods concerned and the identity numbers of the animals; when the location changes during that period the producer is obliged to inform the competent authority in writing in advance, - where applicable, the individual ceiling for the animals concerned, - where applicable, the individual milk reference quantity assigned to the applicant at the beginning of the 12-month period of application of the additional levy scheme which commences in the calendar year concerned; when the reference quantity is not known on the date on which the application is lodged, it shall be notified to the competent authority as soon as possible, - a statement by the producer that he/she is aware of the requirements pertaining to the grant of the aids in question. The Member State may decide that some of this information need not be included in the aid application, where that information has already been communicated to the competent authority. 3. Where an application has to be accompanied by additional documents, the documents shall be deemed to form an integral part of it. 4. While respecting the dates or periods provided in the Community rules for the submission of applications, Member States may decide that a single application may cover several livestock aid applications.