Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 15 May 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 April 1997. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21. (3) OJ No L 58, 11. 3. 1971, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48. (5) OJ No L 80, 30. 3. 1996, p. 48.