CHAPTER IIIIMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS
Article 13Information to be sent to the Commission and the manual
1.
Member States shall, no later than 1 July 2005, send to the Commission details of:
(a)
the list of authorities established or designated in accordance with Articles 3(1) and 3(2), including, where appropriate, information on the special and territorial jurisdiction of these authorities;
(b)
the language(s) referred to in Article 11(1)(a) which the authorities can accept for the purpose of applying Articles 6 to 10 and the official language or languages other than its own which is or are acceptable to it for the transmission of applications in accordance with Article 11(1)(b).
(c)
the information established in accordance with Article 4;
(d)
the application forms for compensation;
Member States shall inform the Commission of any subsequent changes to this information.
2.
The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States establish and publish on the internet a manual containing the information provided by the Member States pursuant to paragraph 1. The Commission shall be responsible for arranging the necessary translations of the manual.
Article 14Standard form for transmission of applications and decisions
Standard forms shall be established, at the latest by 31 October 2005, for the transmission of applications and decisions in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
Article 15Committee
1.
The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee.
2.
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
3.
The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
Article 16Central contact points
Member States shall appoint a central contact point for the purposes of:
- (a)
assisting with the implementation of Article 13(2);
- (b)
furthering close cooperation and exchange of information between the assisting and deciding authorities in the Member States; and
- (c)
giving assistance and seeking solutions to any difficulties that may occur in the application of Articles 1 to 10.
The contact points shall meet regularly.
Article 17More favourable provisions
This Directive shall not prevent Member States, in so far as such provisions are compatible with this Directive, from:
- (a)
introducing or maintaining more favourable provisions for the benefit of victims of crime or any other persons affected by crime;
- (b)
introducing or retaining provisions for the purpose of compensating victims of crime committed outside their territory, or any other person affected by such a crime, subject to any conditions that Member States may specify for that purpose.
Article 18Implementation
1.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2006 at the latest, with the exception of Article 12(2), in which case the date of compliance shall be 1 July 2005. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2.
Member States may provide that the measures necessary to comply with this Directive shall apply only to applicants whose injuries result from crimes committed after 30 June 2005.
3.
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 of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
4.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law, which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
Article 19Review
No later than by 1 January 2009, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of this Directive.
Article 20Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 21Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.