--- title: "Article 16 — Transitional arrangements" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02002L0058-20091219" source_retrieved: 2026-10-01 shortTitle: "Article 16 — Transitional arrangements" instrument_type: level1_directive authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Directive 2002/58/EC" instrument: eprivacy celex: "32002L0058" regulation: ePrivacy regulation-full: "Directive 2002/58/EC" article: 16 status: in_force object_id: eu.eprivacy.legal_text.article.16 text_version: "Consolidated version of 19 December 2009" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02002L0058-20091219" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 19 December 2009 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02002L0058-20091219)* 1. [Article 12](12.md) shall not apply to editions of directories already produced or placed on the market in printed or off-line electronic form before the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive enter into force. 2. Where the personal data of subscribers to fixed or mobile public voice telephony services have been included in a public subscriber directory in conformity with the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC and of Article 11 of Directive 97/66/EC before the national provisions adopted in pursuance of this Directive enter into force, the personal data of such subscribers may remain included in this public directory in its printed or electronic versions, including versions with reverse search functions, unless subscribers indicate otherwise, after having received complete information about purposes and options in accordance with [Article 12](12.md) of this Directive. *** [Chapter III — Final provisions](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 15a](15a.md) · [Article 17 →](17.md)