Notwithstanding Article 270(2) and Article 278 of this Regulation, Articles 1 to 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, and Directive 2008/71/EC, as well as the acts adopted on the basis thereof, shall continue to apply, instead of the corresponding Articles in this Regulation, until three years after the date of application of this Regulation or an earlier date to be determined in a delegated act adopted in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning the earlier date referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

That date shall be the date of application of the corresponding rules to be adopted pursuant to the delegated acts provided for in Article 109(2) and Article 119 X1and the implementing acts provided for in Article 120 of this Regulation.