Det fastsættes i direktiv 2006/88/EF, at medlemsstaterne skal vedtage nationale foranstaltninger for at efterkomme direktivet senest den 1. maj 2008, og at de skal anvende de nationale bestemmelser senest fra den 1. august 2008.
Directive 2006/88/EC provides that the Member States are to adopt national measures complying with that Directive by 1 May 2008 and apply the national provisions by 1 August 2008.