
Article 1 
In Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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4. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 15(6) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/779, an ECM certificate shall be valid for a period up to 5 years. The holder of the certificate shall without delay inform the certification body of all significant changes in the circumstances applying at the time the original certificate was awarded to allow the certification body to decide whether to amend, renew or revoke it.'.
Article 2 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/779 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 15, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
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5. All entities in charge of maintenance for vehicles other than freight wagons and vehicles listed in Article 15(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/798, which are not subject to paragraphs 2 to 4, shall comply with this Regulation by 16 June 2022 at the latest.';
((2)) in Article 15, the following paragraph 6 is added:
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6. Without prejudice to any procedure that the certification body may take by virtue of the provisions of Article 7(7) of Regulation (EU) No 445/2011, the validity of ECM certificates and certificates in respect of outsourced maintenance functions issued in accordance with that Regulation, expiring between 1 March 2020 and 31 August 2020 shall be extended for 6 additional months.';
((3)) in Article 17, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
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 It shall apply from 16 June 2020. However, Article 4 shall apply from 16 June 2021 and Article 15(6) shall apply from 1 March 2020.'.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 12 June 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN