Programmes which are "ready for adoption" at the end of 2014, but cannot be adopted due to lack of time, can benefit from the "carry-over" procedure under Article 13(2)(a) of the Financial Regulation as regards the 2014 commitment.
In this context "ready for adoption" means that the preparatory stages have been completed and no further actions are required before launching the procedure for the Commission decision to adopt the programme. In such cases, the carry-over procedure allows for the 2014 commitment to be carried over to 2015 provided that 2014 amounts are committed up to 31 March 2015.
In order to enable the Commission to complete the preparatory stages necessary to meet the "ready for adoption" criterion by the end of the year, Member States should submit the final version of a programme, taking into account all observations made by the Commission, by 17 November 2014 at the latest.
For programmes that will not be ready for adoption at the end of 2014 the financial tables must by 17 November be corrected where needed to respect the annual allocations as laid down in the MFF regulation. This will allow for the timely preparation of the Commission's proposal for the revision of the MFF regulation. If the programme is sent to the Commission and cannot be modified please request a return for modification.