This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 2 August 2026.
However:
- Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025;
- Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII and Chapter XII and Article 78 shall apply from 2 August 2025, with the exception of Article 101;
- Article 6(1) and the corresponding obligations in this Regulation shall apply from 2 August 2027.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2024,
For the European Parliament
The President
R. METSOLA
For the Council
The President
M. MICHEL
Suitable Recitals
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