This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 2003.
For the Commission
Frederik Bolkestein
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 262, 30.9.2002, p. 1.
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CitationArticle 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)