
Article 1 
The following Article is inserted in Regulation (EC) No 726/2004:
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Article 71a 
The competent authorities of the Netherlands shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the Agency is able to move to its temporary location no later than 1 January 2019 and that it is able to move to its permanent location no later than 16 November 2019.
The competent authorities of the Netherlands shall submit a written report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress on the adaptations to the temporary premises and on the construction of the permanent building by 17 February 2019, and every three months thereafter, until the Agency has moved to its permanent location.'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall apply from 30 March 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Strasbourg, 14 November 2018.
For the European Parliament
The President
A. TAJANI
For the Council
The President
K. EDTSTADLER