
Article 1 

1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 288/2009, Member States may notify their strategy for the period running from 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2011 by 28 February 2010 at the latest.
2. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 288/2009, the Commission shall decide on the final allocation of the aid for the period running from 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2011 by 30 April 2010.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 February 2010.
It shall expire on 30 April 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 23 March 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO