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The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 22: "3a. Provided that the objectives set out in Article 6 are achieved, Member States may transpose the provisions of Article 7 by means of agreements between the competent authorities and the economic sectors concerned. Such agreements shall meet the following requirements: agreements shall be enforceable; agreements shall specify objectives with the corresponding deadlines; agreements shall be published in the national official journal or an official document equally accessible to the public, and transmitted to the Commission; the results achieved shall be monitored regularly, reported to the competent authorities and the Commission and made available to the public under the conditions set out in the agreement; the competent authorities shall ensure that the progress achieved under the agreement is examined; in the event of non-compliance with the agreement, Member States shall implement the relevant provisions of this Directive by legislative, regulatory or administrative measures."

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-22 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.