More favourable treatment
Article 16
Member States may introduce or retain provisions more favourable than those of this Directive in so far as they are compatible herewith.
Council Directive (EU) 2015/637 of 20 April 2015 on the coordination and cooperation measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries and repealing Decision 95/553/EC CHAPTER 4 — FINAL PROVISIONS
Transposition
Article 17
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 May 2018. 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.
Repeal
Article 18
Decision 95/553/EC is repealed with effect from 1 May 2018.
Reporting, evaluation and review
Article 19
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with all relevant information regarding the implementation and application of this Directive. On the basis of the information provided, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and application of this Directive by 1 May 2021. 2. In the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall evaluate the way in which this Directive has operated and consider the need for additional measures, including, where appropriate, amendments to adapt this Directive with a view to further facilitating the exercise of Union citizens' right to consular protection.
Entry into force
Article 20
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Addressees
Article 21
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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