Article 17
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States, in accordance with the Treaty, subject to Protocols 11 and 12 and Article 109k(1). Done at Brussels, 3 May 1998. For the Council The President G. BROWN (1) OJ C 369, 7. 12. 1996, p. 10. (2) OJ C 205, 5. 7. 1997, p. 18. (3) OJ C 380, 16. 12. 1996, p. 50. (4) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1. (5) OJ L 141, 11. 6. 1993, p. 27. Directive as amended by Directive 95/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 168, 18. 7. 1995, p. 7).