1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 29 December 2018. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Member States shall apply those measures as from the date of their entry into force in national law.
2. When Member States adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 1, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by Member States.
3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply where the national measures of Member States in force before the date of entry into force of this Directive comply with this Directive. In such cases, Member States shall notify the Commission accordingly.
4. Member States shall communicate to the Commission and to the European Banking Authority the text of the main measures of national law which they adopt in the field cov
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