Article 3 — Transitional provisions

1. By way of derogation from Article 119(8), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, the date of effect of amendments of CAP Strategic Plans related to changes to GAEC standards 6, 7 or 8 laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, submitted by Member States to the Commission for approval pursuant to Article 119(2) of that Regulation with respect to claim year 2024 shall not be subject to Commission approval. 2. By way of derogation from Article 119(11) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Member States may decide for claim year 2024 that amendments to CAP Strategic Plans related to the changes to GAEC standards 6, 7 or 8 laid down in the Annex to this Regulation have legal effect before their approval by the Commission. With respect to GAEC standard 8 , the Member States may take that decision only if they apply for the claim year 2024 a scheme covering, on arable land, practices for the maintenance of non-productive areas, such as land lying fallow, or for the establishment of new landscape features, as referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. In taking the decision referred to in the first subparagraph, Member States shall ensure that the general principles of Union law, in particular the principles of legal certainty, of non-discrimination and of the protection of the legitimate expectations of farmers and other beneficiaries, are respected and that the need for farmers and other beneficiaries to have sufficient time to comply with the amendments is taken into account.