1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 1 and 3, Article 4, points (2), (7), (9), (14), (15), (16), (18), (21) to (30), (33), (34) and (41) to (45), Articles 5 to 8, Article 9(1), (2), (3) and (5) to (9), Articles 10, 11 and 12, Article 13(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7), Article 15, Article 16(1), (2) and (4), Article 17(4), Articles 18 to 21, Article 22(1), (2), (3) and (5), Articles 23 to 29 and Annexes I to X by 11 December 2026. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. They shall also include a statement that references in existing laws, regulations and administrative provisions to the Directives repealed by this Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made and how that statement is to be formulated.