1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [X15 May 2019]. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the measures of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2016/1919 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings (Official Journal of the European Union L 297 of 4 November 2016).