Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 5 May 2011.

However, for registrations submitted prior to 5 May 2011, the chemical safety report shall be updated in accordance with this Regulation by 30 November 2012 at the latest. Article 22(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall not apply to those updates.

This Article is without prejudice to Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 253/2011^f1, with regard to Article 1(12) of this Regulation.