Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 30 October 1997. For the Council The President F. BODEN (1) OJ C 160, 27. 5. 1997, p. 8. (2) OJ C 286, 22. 9. 1997, p. 30. (3) Opinion delivered on 7 July 1997. (4) Opinion delivered on 15 May 1997. (5) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 2485/96 (OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 1).