Introduction
On 5 December 2014 the Directive 2014/104/UE of the European Parliament and the Concil of 26 November 2014 (hereinafter, the “Directive”) was published on the Official Journal of the European Union and it entered into force on 25 December 2014, pursuant to Article 23. As provided by Article 21, the Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by 27 December 2016.