
Article 1 
Decision 2010/670/EU is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 9 is amended as follows:

((a)) in the first paragraph, ‘24 months’ is replaced by ‘48 months’;
((b)) in the second paragraph, ‘36 months’ is replaced by ‘60 months’;
((2)) Article 11(1) is amended as follows:

((a)) in the second subparagraph ‘31 December 2015’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2017’ and ‘4 years’ is replaced by ‘6 years’;
((b)) the following third and fourth subparagraphs are added:
'Where the project has not entered into operation by the date of entry into operation set for that project that date is automatically extended by 1 year.Award decisions shall cease to have legal effect where the project has not entered into operation by the date of entry into operation applicable pursuant to the third subparagraph. In this case, any funding disbursed or received for the purpose of disbursement shall be returned.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall also apply to CCS and RES demonstration projects for which an award decision has been adopted before this Decision takes effect.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 2015.
For the Commission
Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE
Member of the Commission