
Article 1 
Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 is amended as follows:

1.. In the first subparagraph, the introductory words are replaced by the following:
'Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the Tuesday preceding the closing date as referred to in the third subparagraph, with the following exceptions:'
2.. In the third subparagraph, the introductory words are replaced by the following:
'Each tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions:'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 February 2009.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission