This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 1996.
For the Council
The President
E. FITZGERALD
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CitationArticle 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2395/96 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)