CHAPTER V

FINAL PROVISIONS

Implementation
Article 20
1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
29 April 2006
. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.

Entry into force
Article 21
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union
.

Addressees
Article 22
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (Official Journal of the European Union L 157 of 30 April 2004).