Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Article 21
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1978.
However, its provisions concerning the levies, and the reimbursement of storage costs, in respect of syrups obtained directly from sugar in the solid state, shall apply with effect from 1 July 1978.
Moreover, its provisions concerning the reimbursement of storage costs for syrups obtained prior to the crystallizing stage from production during the 1978/79 sugar marketing year shall also apply with effect from 1 July 1978."