
Article 1 
In Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
'It shall apply until 30 June 2008'.
Article 2 
In Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
'It shall apply until 30 June 2008'.
Article 3 
In Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
'It shall apply until 30 June 2008'.
Article 4 
The obligation to communicate summary information sheets on measures implemented, pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 shall not apply to State aid measures prolonging existing measures pursuant to this Regulation, provided no substantive amendment is made to such measures and that summary information sheets were duly submitted on the implementation of such measures.
Article 5 
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 December 2006.
For the Commission
Neelie KROES
Member of the Commission