1. After deduction of collection costs in accordance with Articles 2(3) and 10(3) of Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, entry of the traditional own resources referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of that Decision shall be made at the latest on the first working day following the 19th day of the second month following the month during which the entitlement was established in accordance with Article 2 of this Regulation.

3. Entitlements established in accordance with Article 2 shall, subject to the second subparagraph of this paragraph, be entered in the accounts at the latest on the first working day after the nineteenth day of the second month following the month during which the entitlement was established.

However, for entitlements shown in separate accounts under the second subparagraph of Article 6(3) of this Regulation, the entry must be made at the latest on the first working day following the nineteenth day of the second month following the month in which the entitlements were recovered.

It goes as follows: “Dear Saint Stelmach: “We have worked ever so hard over the past year, so please be jolly and not kingly and send us the following soon: “On the first day of Christmas of this year, more land for houses; on the second day, two new recreation centres; on the third day, three new water treatment plants; on the fourth day, four new senior residences; on the fifth day, five new public schools; on the sixth day, 20 new doctors; on the seventh day, 25 new police officers; on the eighth day, 3,000 new homes; on the ninth day, new roads and bridges; and, on the tenth day of this year, a bigger airport.

As a result, there will be four consecutive advance polling days on the 10, 9, 8, and 7 days before polling day – Friday to Monday the week before the election – as well as a special advance polling day on the Sunday just before polling day.

Have you ever heard of the ninth day of the ninth month of 1999 possibly being a problem, any of you?