For medlemsstater, hvis BNP fra 2001 til 2003 lå på under 85 % af EU-25-gennemsnittet i samme periode, jf. bilag II, skal fristen i stk. 1 være den 31. december i det tredje år efter året for indgåelsen af den årlige budgetforpligtelse fra 2007 til 2010 under deres operationelle programmer.
For Member States whose GDP from 2001 to 2003 was below 85 % of the EU-25 average in the same period, as listed in Annex II, the deadline referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 31 December of the third year following the year of the annual budget commitment from 2007 to 2010 under their operational programmes.