Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1. (2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1. (3) OJ L 43, 19. 2. 1992, p. 16. (4) OJ L 329, 19. 12. 1996, p. 23. (5) OJ L 15, 22. 1. 1992, p. 13. (6) OJ L 225, 6. 9. 1996, p. 3.