
Article 1 
The second paragraph of Article 2 of Implementing Decision 2011/335/EU is replaced by the following:
'It shall apply from 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2020 or until the entry into force of a directive amending the provisions of Articles 281 to 294 of Directive 2006/112/EC, whichever date is earlier.'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.
It shall apply from 1 January 2018.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Lithuania.
Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2017.
For the Council
The President
T. TÕNISTE