Article 1 
By way of derogation from Article 54(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, for 2008, farmers shall not be obliged, in order to be entitled to the amount fixed by the set-aside entitlements, to set aside from production hectares eligible for those entitlements.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .