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

However, Article 1 point 20 of this Regulation concerning Article 63(1) of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 as well as Article 1 point 21 of this Regulation as regards Article 70b of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 shall apply from 1 September 2011.

Communications made by the competent authorities of Member States on a voluntary basis, via the information systems put in place by the Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 as amended by Article 1 of this Regulation between 1 June 2011 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be considered as having been made in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 prior to its amendment by this Regulation.