Article 2

Organisations registered in the EMAS register at the time of entry into force of this Regulation shall remain on the EMAS register, subject to the verification referred to in paragraph 2.

Compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 as amended by this Regulation shall be checked at the time of the next verification of the organisation.

If the next verification is to be carried out sooner than six months after entry into force of this Regulation, the date of the next verification may be extended by six months in agreement with the environmental verifier and the competent body.