Transitional provisions
Article 80
1. Without prejudice to Article 34, at the request of a producer organisation or association of producer organisations an operational programme approved under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 may: (a) continue to operate until its end under the conditions applicable under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011; (b) be modified to meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, this Regulation and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892; or (c) be replaced by a new operational programme approved under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, this Regulation and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892. 2. By way of derogation from Article 23, the ceiling on Union financial assistance for 2017 shall be as calculated under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. 3. As regards producer groups formed pursuant to Article 125e of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the deleted provisions of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as referred to in Article 79 of this Regulation shall continue to apply until those producer groups have been recognised as producer organisations or the Member State concerned has recovered the aid paid pursuant to Article 116(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.