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 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1998.
For the Council
The President
J. CUNNINGHAM
(1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 (OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 1).
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CitationArticle 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)