Article 8

1

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 October 2005. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods for making such reference shall be laid down by Member States

2

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law, which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.