
Article 1 
Directive 2002/83/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.. in Article 64, the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:
'The following technical adjustments, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 65(2):';
2.. Article 65 shall be amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.';
((b)) paragraph 3 shall be deleted.
Article 2 
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2008.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING
For the Council
The President
J. LENARČIČ