Transposition
Article 2
1
Without prejudice to Article 30 of Directive 2008/106/EC, as amended by point (26) of Article 1 of this Directive, Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 4 July 2014, and with respect to point (5) of Article 1 of this Directive by 4 January 2015. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt such provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.