Article 2
End of contracting period under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 1. As regards measures which may be financed after accession by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section under Article 47a of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, the new Member States may continue to contract or enter into commitments under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 until the date of submission to the Commission of the rural development plan. 2. As regards measures or submeasures referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 which may be financed after accession by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guidance Section under Article 2(2)a of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the new Member States may continue to contract or enter into commitments under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 up to the date when they start to contract or to enter into commitments for measures under Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.