This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz Fischler
Member of the Commission
[1] OJ L 270, 14. 12. 1970, p. 1.
[2] OJ L 6, 12. 1. 1999, p. 3.
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CitationArticle 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 639/1999 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)