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Time-limits for transposition into national law

(referred to in Article 9)

In accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 92/115/EEC:

Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions in such a way as to:

  • permit trade in products complying with this Directive at the latest by 1 July 1993,

  • prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1994.

In accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 97/60/EC:

Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions so as to:

  • authorise trade in products complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive by 27 October 1998 at the latest;

  • ban trade in products not complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive, as from 27 April 1999. However, products placed on the market or labelled before that date and not complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive, may be marketed until stocks are used up.
DirectiveTime-limit for transposition
88/344/EEC13 June 1991
92/115/EEC

a.

1 July 1993

b.

1 January 1994f1

94/52/EC7 December 1995
97/60/EC

a.

27 October 1998

b.

27 April 1999f2

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

In accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 92/115/EEC:

Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions in such a way as to:

  • permit trade in products complying with this Directive at the latest by 1 July 1993,

  • prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1994.

f2

In accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 97/60/EC:

Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions so as to:

  • authorise trade in products complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive by 27 October 1998 at the latest;

  • ban trade in products not complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive, as from 27 April 1999. However, products placed on the market or labelled before that date and not complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive, may be marketed until stocks are used up.