
Article 1 
Directive 2008/73/EC is hereby corrected as follows:

1.. paragraph 2 of Article 20 shall be deleted;
2.. the following Articles shall be inserted:
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Article 23a 
Transitional provisions may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 23b(2).
Article 23b 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.';
3.. Article 24(1) shall be replaced by the following:
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1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2010. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2010.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.';
4.. Article 25 shall be replaced by the following:
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Article 25 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010, with the exception of Article 1(1) and (5) and Articles 7, 23a and 23b.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 3 September 2008.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 May 2009.
For the Council
The President
M. KALOUSEK