L 218/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 2. Member States shall inform the Commission of their appointed point of contact referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall forward that information to the other Member States and competent specialised Union agencies and bodies. 14.8.2013 2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission the text of the measures transposing into their national law the obligations imposed on them under this Directive. 3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that appropriate reporting channels are made available in order to facilitate the reporting of the offences referred to in Article 3 to 6 to the competent national authorities without undue delay. 3. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. Article 14 Article 17 Monitoring and statistics Reporting 1. Member States shall ensure that a system is in place for the recording, production and provision of statistical data on the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7. The Commission shall, by 4 September 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, assessing the extent to which the Member States have taken the necessary measures in order to comply with this Directive, accompanied, if necessary, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall also take into account the technical and legal developments in the field of cybercrime, particularly with regard to the scope of this Directive. 2. The statistical data referred to in paragraph 1 shall, as a minimum, cover existing data on the number of offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 registered by the Member States, and the number of persons prosecuted for and convicted of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7. 3. Member States shall transmit the data collected pursuant to this Article to the Commission. The Commission shall ensure that a consolidated review of the statistical reports is published and submitted to the competent specialised Union agencies and bodies. Article 18 Entry into force Article 15 This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Replacement of Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA Article 19 Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA is hereby replaced in relation to Member States participating in the adoption of this Directive, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limit for transposition of the Framework Decision into national law. Addressees In relation to Member States participating in the adoption of this Directive, references to the Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA shall be construed as references to this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaties. Done at Brussels, 12 August 2013. Article 16 Transposition 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 4 September 2015. For the European Parliament The President For the Council The President M. SCHULZ L. LINKEVIČIUS

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