Article 2
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 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2001. For the Council The President B. Lejon (1) Proposal of 9 February 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) Opinion delivered on 3 April 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) Opinion delivered on 1 April 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) OJ L 171, 29.6.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2674/99 (OJ L 326, 18.12.1988, p. 3).