Article 9
Final provisions 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1994. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these measures, such measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they have already adopted or which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. 3. Member States shall report to the Commission every five years on the implementation of this Directive, giving the views of the two sides of industry. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Advisory Committee for Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work thereof. 4. The Commission shall report at least every five years to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee on the implementation of this Directive, taking into account paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.