Article 1

In Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

The period of validity of licences shall be:

(a)

the period from the day of issue until the end of the second month following the month of the day of issue, in cases where a flat-rate reduction has been adopted by the Commission;

(b)

the period specified in the Regulation opening the invitation to tender, in the case of licences issued under a tendering procedure for the duty reduction.’