Article 1

Directive 90/544/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 27 December 2005.

Article 2

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 14 December 2005.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. Borrell Fontelles

For the Council

The President

C. Clarke