Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2002. For the European Parliament The President P. Cox For the Council The President T. Pedersen (1) OJ C 25 E, 29.1.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ C 48, 21.2.2002, p. 9. (3) OJ C 192, 12.8.2002, p. 50. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 March 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 7 June 2002 (OJ C 281 E, 19.11.2002, p. 1) and European Parliament Decision of 25 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (5) OJ L 222, 3.9.1996, p. 10. (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (7) OJ L 185, 16.8.1971, p. 15. Decision as amended by Decision 77/63/EEC (OJ L 13, 15.1.1977, p. 15).