1. The Member States shall take the measures requried by virtue of Article 39 before 1 July 1989. They shall immediately communicate them to the Commission.
2. For information purposes, the Member States shall inform the Commission of the classes of natural persons, companies, firms and other legal bodies which they prohibit from participating in groupings pursuant to Article 4 (4). The Commission shall inform the other Member States.
1. Upon the adoption of this Regulation, a Contact Committee shall be set up under the auspices of the Commission. Its function shall be:
(a) to facilitate, without prejudice to Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty, application of this Regulation through regular consultation dealing in particular with practical problems arising in connection with its application;
(b) to advise the Commission, if necessary, on additions or amendments to this Regulation.
2. The Contact Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Member States and representatives of the Commission. The chairman shall be a representative of the Commission. The Commission shall provide the secretariat.
3. The Contact Committee shall be convened by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of one of its members.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1989, with the exception of Articles 39, 41 and 42 which shall apply as from the entry into force of the Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1985.
For the Council
The President
J. POOS
(1) OJ No C 14, 15. 2. 1974, p. 30 and OJ No C 103, 28. 4. 1978, p. 4.
(2) OJ No C 163, 11. 7. 1977, p. 17.
(3) OJ No C 108, 15. 5. 1975, p. 46.
(4) OJ No L 65, 14. 3. 1968, p. 8.