# Council Directive of 9 November 1987 on access to the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway in national and international transport and on the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for this occupation (87/540/EEC), Article 11

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 1988. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall ensure that the initial verification of the standards of competence referred to in Article 3 takes place before 1 July 1990.
2. Member States shall forward to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fields governed by this Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1987/540/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1987-540/article-11
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