Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/970 of 18 April 2018 amending Annexes II, III and V to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels

Directive (EU) 2016/1629 is amended as follows: (1) Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Directive; (2) Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive; (3) Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive.

1 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest by 7 October 2018 and which shall apply from this date. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. 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. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2 Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.