SECTION IIIU.K.OTHER PROVISIONS
Article 11U.K.Adjustments to the Annex
Purely technical adjustments to the Annex in line with:
the adoption of Directive in the field of technical harmonization and standardization concerning surface or underground mineral-extracting industries,
and/or
technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications, and new findings concerning the surface or underground mineral-extracting industries,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Directive 89/391/EEC.
Article 12U.K.Mineral-extraction by dredging
Member States shall be entitled not to apply this Directive to mineral-extraction by dredging provided that they ensure the protection of the workers concerned in line with the general principles of the protection of the safety and health of workers laid down in this Directive, taking into account the specific risks involved in mineral-extraction by dredging.
Article 13U.K.Final provisions
1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 24 months after its adoption. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2.When Member States adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by Member States.
3.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they have already adopted, or are to adopt, in the field governed by this Directive.
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Textual Amendments
F1 Deleted by Directive 2007/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation (Text with EEA relevance).
Article 14U.K.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.