1.Reductions of Community financial assistance, referred to in Articles 8(5)(a) and 8(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008, shall be proportionate to the number of weeks of delay counted from the deadlines referred to in Articles 2 and 5. The proportion of reduction shall be 2 % of the total Community financial assistance for each two weeks period of delay, with a maximum reduction of 25 % of the total annual cost of the national programme.