Article 26
Transposition
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions
necessary to comply with this Directive by 29 June 2008 at the
latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply those provisions with effect from 29
December 2009.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
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 provisions of national law which they adopt in the
field covered by this Directive, together with a table showing
how the provisions of this Directive correspond to the national
provisions adopted.
Article 27
Derogation
Until 29 June 2011 Member States may allow the placing on
the market and the putting into service of portable cartridgeoperated
fixing and other impact machinery which are in
conformity with the national provisions in force upon adoption
of this Directive.
Article 28
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.