Article 1 
The rules, rights and obligations laid down in Directive (EU) 2024/2841 shall apply to third-country nationals legally residing in a Member State who are not beneficiaries of that Directive and whose disability status or entitlement to specific services based on a disability, or rights to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, have been recognised by the Member State of their residence, as well as to persons accompanying or assisting them including personal assistants, or to assistance animals, as defined, respectively, in Article 3, points (4) and (8), of that Directive.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘third-country national’ means any person who is not a Union citizen within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU.
Article 3 
This Directive shall not affect applicable rules governing mobility across the Union of third-country nationals legally residing in a Member State.
Article 4 
Member States may take measures to accommodate specific language needs of third-country nationals, including through language facilitation, as appropriate.
Article 5 
Third-country nationals falling within the scope of this Directive shall be covered by Article 20 of Directive (EU) 2024/2841.
Article 6 
1. By 5 June 2027, Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures. They shall apply those measures from 5 June 2028. 2. When Member States adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 1, 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 reference shall be laid down by Member States.
Article 7 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 8 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.