Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 945/2010 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   the following Article 3a is inserted:

   ‘Article 3a

   By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010, the implementation period of the 2011 annual distribution plan shall finish on 29 February 2012.’;

2. (2)

   in Article 4, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

   ‘By way of derogation from the first and third subparagraphs of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010, for the 2011 distribution plan, withdrawal of butter and skimmed milk powder from intervention stocks shall take place from 1 June to 31 December 2011. The expenses arising from keeping the allocated quantities of butter and skimmed milk powder in intervention stocks between 30 September and the date of the actual withdrawal from intervention storage shall be born by the Member State to which the products are allocated under the 2011 distribution plan.’;

3. (3)

   the following Article 5a is inserted:

   ‘Article 5a

   By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010, for the 2011 annual distribution plan, payment operations for products to be supplied by the operator shall, in case of products to be mobilised on the market under Article 2(3)(a)(iii) and (iv) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010, be closed before 31 December 2011.’.