This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2000.
For the Council
The President
H. Védrine
(1) OJ L 255, 9.10.2000, p. 1 (English only).
(2) OJ L 258, 5.10.1999, p. 12.
(3) This Regulation has already been published (See OJ L 255, 9.10.2000, p. 3).
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CitationArticle 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2228/2000 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)