Article 20
Final provisions 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than three years after the notification of this Directive (1). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. However, in the case of the Portuguese Republic, the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph shall be five years. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law already adopted or which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.