Article 1
Directive 2006/87/EC is amended as follows:
- (1)
Annex II to Directive 2006/87/EC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive.
- (2)
Annex VII to Directive 2006/87/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive.
- (3)
Annex IX to Directive 2006/87/EC is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest on 1 December 2013. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those 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.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso