Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 2000. For the Council The President J. Gama (1) OJ L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 3. (2) See page 22 of this Official Journal. (3) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 85. (4) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 29 Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1002/1999 (OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 18).