Article 2
1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 14 September 2018. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
2
By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 4(3) and Article 4(4) of Directive 91/477/EEC, as amended by this Directive, by 14 December 2019. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
3
When Member States adopt the measures under paragraphs 1 and 2, 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 reference shall be laid down by Member States.
4
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may, as regards firearms acquired before 14 September 2018, suspend the requirement to declare firearms classified in point 5, 6 or 7 of category C until 14 March 2021.
5
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main measures of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.