Article 2
1. The aid shall be granted on the basis of applications. The minimum quantity of cow milk delivery reduction covered by an aid application shall be 1 500 kg. Where the quantity of cow milk delivery reduction is expressed in litres, it shall be multiplied by the coefficient 1,03 to be expressed in kg. 2. Aid applications shall be submitted by eligible applicants with the Member State where the applicant is established, using the method established by the Member State concerned. Aid applications shall be submitted in such a way that they are received by the Member State by the time limits for receipt set out in the third subparagraph. Member States may decide that aid applications may be submitted on behalf of eligible applicants by recognised producer organisations or by cooperatives. In that case, Member States shall ensure that the aid is passed on in full to those eligible applicants who have actually reduced their cow milk deliveries under the conditions laid down in this Regulation. The time limits for the receipt of complete applications shall be: (a) 21 September 2016 at 12.00 (Brussels time) for the first reduction period covering October, November and December 2016; (b) 12 October 2016 at 12.00 (Brussels time) for the second reduction period covering November and December 2016 and January 2017; (c) 9 November 2016 at 12.00 (Brussels time) for the third reduction period covering December 2016 and January and February 2017; (d) 7 December 2016 at 12.00 (Brussels time) for the fourth reduction period covering January, February and March 2017. Applicants for aid shall not submit more than one aid application under this Regulation. Where an applicant submits more than one application, none of his applications shall be admissible. However, applicants who submitted an application for the first reduction period may also submit an application for the fourth reduction period. 3. In order to be admissible, an aid application shall include: (a) the following information on a form made available by the Member State: (i) the eligible applicant's name and address; (ii) the total quantity of cow milk delivered to first purchasers in the reference period; (iii) the total quantity of cow milk planned to be delivered in the reduction period; (iv) the planned quantity of cow milk delivery reduction for which the aid is applied for and which shall be no more than 50 % of the total quantity referred to in point (ii) and no less than 1 500 kg; (b) documents indicating the total quantity of cow milk referred to in point (a)(ii); (c) documents indicating that the application relates to a milk producer who delivered cow milk to first purchasers in July 2016. 4. Aid applications covering a quantity of cow milk delivery reduction that is less than 1 500 kg shall be rejected. Aid applications covering a quantity of cow milk delivery reduction that is more than 50 % of the total quantity referred to in point (a)(ii) of paragraph 3 shall be deemed to have been submitted for a quantity of cow milk delivery reduction equal to 50 % of the total quantity referred to in that point.