Article 3
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 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2002. For the Commission Erkki Liikanen Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. (2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5. (3) OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 34. (4) OJ L 187, 26.7.1996, p. 18. (5) OJ L 343, 13.12.1997, p. 18. (6) OJ L 171, 11.7.2000, p. 24. (7) OJ L 171, 11.7.2000, p. 34.