8On the first point, suffice it to note that the German legislation in force cannot in any way be regarded as ensuring transposition of the Directive, which, in Article 23(1), second subparagraph, expressly requires the Member States to adopt provisions containing a reference to that Directive or accompanied by such reference. Moreover, the Federal Government itself acknowledges the need to adopt a new text in order to ensure the Directive's transposition.
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