Application procedure
Article 7
1. For the support referred to in Article 46 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 Member States shall lay down rules on the application procedure, which shall include rules on: (a) the natural or legal persons that may submit applications in accordance with Article 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149; (b) the content of the application; (c) the submission and selection of applications, which shall include at least the deadlines for the submission of applications, for the examination of the suitability of each proposed action and for the notification of the results of the selection procedure to the operators; (d) the procedures to ensure the eligibility of the application and its consistency with the rules and the control system set up for the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings in accordance with Articles 66 and 68 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; (e) the verification of compliance with the provisions on eligibility criteria, ineligible costs, priority criteria and other objective criteria set out in Section 2 of Chapter II of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149; (f) the selection of the applications, which shall at least include the weighting attributed to each priority criterion, where priority criteria are applied; (g) arrangements for the payment of advances and the provision of securities. 2. Member States may lay down a minimum size of the area which may qualify for support for restructuring and conversion, and a minimum size of area resulting from restructuring and conversion and any derogation from this requirement which shall be duly justified and based on objective criteria.