
Article 1 
For the purposes of implementing Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008:

1.. The Czech Republic shall be granted a transitional period ending on 31 December 2009. The first reference calendar year shall be 2009.
2.. Portugal shall be granted a transitional period ending on 31 December 2010. The first reference calendar year shall be 2010.
3.. Germany, Greece, Austria, Poland and Slovenia shall be granted a transitional period ending on 31 December 2011. The first reference calendar year shall be 2011.
Article 2 
For the purposes of implementing Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Austria, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia shall be granted a transitional period ending on 31 December 2011. The first reference calendar year shall be 2011.
Article 3 
The transitional periods referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of this Decision shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purposes of implementing Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Slovenia.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2010.
For the Commission
Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission