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They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.\n\n    When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.\n2. <a id=\"p-2\"></a>Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive and of any subsequent amendments to those provisions.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter III — Final provisions](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 16](16.md) · [Article 18 →](18.md)\n"}