Article 24a 1.

By way of derogation from point (d) of Article 11(1) of Council Directive 96/67/EC ( 2 ), contracts of or authorisations granted to suppliers of groundhandling services selected on the basis of the procedure laid down in Article 11(1) of that Directive that expire in the period from 28 May 2020 until 31 December 2021 may be prolonged until 31 December 2022.