2. Medlemsstaterne kan med henblik på midlertidig fastsættelse af betalingsrettigheder, inden for en frist, som de fastsætter, men senest 15. april i enkeltbetalingsordningens første anvendelsesår, fremsende det ansøgningsskema, der omhandles i artikel 34, stk. 1, i forordning (EF) nr. 1782/2003, til de landbrugere, der omhandles i artikel 33, stk. 1, litra a, i samme forordning, eller til de landbrugere, der udpeges i overensstemmelse med stk. 1 i nærværende artikel.
2.For the provisional establishment of payment entitlements, Member States may send the application form referred to in Article 34(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, by a date to be fixed by the Member States but not later than 15 April of the first year of application of the single payment scheme, to the farmers referred to in Article 33(1) (a) of that Regulation or, where the case may be, to the farmers identified in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.