Article 6
Penalties and enforcement
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements
of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are
implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and
dissuasive. Member States shall notify the Commission of those provisions by
20 August 2010, and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment
thereto.
Article 7
Reporting
1. By 31 December 2018 and every 4 years thereafter, Member States shall
submit to the Commission a report outlining the actions taken to implement
this Regulation.
2. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a
report on the implementation of this Regulation within 12 months of the end of
each reporting period referred to in paragraph 1. The first report shall be
submitted by 31 December 2019.
3. In its reports submitted in accordance with paragraph 2, the Commission shall
assess the functioning, effectiveness and impact of this Regulation in achieving its objective.
Article 8
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 shall apply from 20 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.
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