Article 1
Open ↗The Annex to Directive 94/80/EC is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Directive.
Source
Council Directive 2013/19/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting Directive 94/80/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
Council Directive 2013/19/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting Directive 94/80/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
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Article 2
Open ↗1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union. When Member States adopt those measures, 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.
Article 3
Open ↗This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
Article 4
Open ↗This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX ‘ANNEX “Basic local government unit” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of this Directive means any of the following: — in Belgium : commune/gemeente/Gemeinde, — in Bulgaria : община/кметство/Общината е основната административно-териториална единица, в която се осъществява местното самоуправление, — in the Czech Republic : obec, městský obvod nebo městská část územně členěného statutárního města, městská část hlavního města Prahy, — in Denmark : kommune, region, — in Germany : kreisfreie Stadt bzw. Stadtkreis; Kreis; Gemeinde, Bezirk in der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg und im Land Berlin; Stadtgemeinde Bremen in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Stadt-, Gemeinde-, oder Ortsbezirke bzw. Ortschaften, — in Estonia : vald, linn, — in Ireland : City Council, County Council, Borough Council, Town Council, — in Greece : δήμος, — in Spain : municipio, entidad de ámbito territorial inferior al municipal, — in France : commune, arrondissement dans les villes déterminées par la législation interne, section de commune, — in Croatia : općina, grad, županija, — in Italy : comune, circoscrizione, — in Cyprus : δήμος, κοινότητα, — in Latvia : novads, republikas pilsēta, — in Lithuania : Savivaldybė, — in Luxembourg : commune, — in Hungary : települési önkormányzat; község, nagyközség, város, megyei jogú város, főváros, főváros kerületei; területi önkormányzat; megye, — in Malta : Kunsill Lokali, — in the Netherlands : gemeente, deelgemeente, — in Austria : Gemeinden, Bezirke in der Stadt Wien, — in Poland : gmina, — in Portugal : município, freguesia, — in Romania : comuna, orașul, municipiul, sectorul (numai în municipiul București) și județul, — in Slovenia : občina, — in Slovakia : samospráva obce: obec, mesto, hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky Bratislava, mesto Košice, mestská časť hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy, mestská časť mesta Košice; samospráva vyššieho územného celku: samosprávny kraj, — in Finland : kunta, kommun, kommun på Åland, — in Sweden : kommuner, landsting, — in the United Kingdom : counties in England; counties, county boroughs and communities in Wales; regions and Islands in Scotland; districts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; London boroughs; parishes in England; the City of London in relation to ward elections for common councilmen.’.
Implementing measures in the Member States
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Other acts of the same type
Directive 2011/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member StateDirective 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European protection orderCouncil Directive 2011/97/EU of 5 December 2011 amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as wasteCouncil Directive 2011/96/EU of 30 November 2011 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States (recast)Commission Directive 2011/94/EU of 28 November 2011 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licencesDirective 2011/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 amending Directives 98/78/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2006/48/EC and 2009/138/EC as regards the supplementary supervision of financial entities in a financial conglomerate Text with EEA relevanceCommission Directive 2011/90/EU of 14 November 2011 amending Part II of Annex I to Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing additional assumptions for the calculation of the annual percentage rate of charge Text with EEA relevanceCouncil Directive 2011/85/EU of 8 November 2011 on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member StatesDirective 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevanceDirective 2011/76/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures Text with EEA relevanceDirective 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rightsCouncil Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste
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