ANNEX IV

DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW AND FOR APPLICATION

Directive 80/778/EECTransposition 17.7.1982Application 17.7.1985All Member States except Spain, Portugal and new Länder of Germany

Directive 81/858/EEC(Adaptation due to accession of Greece)

Act of Accession of Spain and PortugalSpain:transposition1.1.1986application1.1.1986Portugal:transposition1.1.1986application1.1.1989

Directive 90/656/EEC for new Länder of Germany

Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and SwedenAustria:transposition1.1.1995application1.1.1995Finland:transposition1.1.1995application1.1.1995Sweden:transposition1.1.1995application1.1.1995

Directive 91/692/EEC

Articles 1 to 14

Application 31.12.1995

Article 15

Amended with effect from 1.1.1981

Amended with effect from 1.1.1986

Amended with effect from 1.1.1995

Article 16

Article 17

Article 17(a) inserted

Article 18

Article 19

Amended

Amended

Article 20

Article 21