Directive 2012/27/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

The amendments set out in the Annex to this Directive shall be without prejudice to the time limit provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 28(1) of Directive 2012/27/EU.

This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.