ARTICLE 40
MEMBER STATES SHALL AMEND THEIR NATIONAL PROVISIONS TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF ITS NOTIFICATION AND SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF . THE PROVISIONS THUS AMENDED SHALL , SUBJECT TO ARTICLES 33 TO 36 , BE APPLIED WITHIN 30 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION .
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.