1. This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. The assessment procedure applied to proposed acquisitions for which notifications referred to in Articles 1(2), 2(2), 3(2), 4(2) and 5(2) have been submitted to the competent authorities prior to the entry into force of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, shall be carried out in accordance with the national law of the Member States in force at the time of notification.