Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2003. For the Council The President M. Stratakis (1) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 4. (2) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 62. (3) Proposal of 3.2.2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) Proposal of 13.3.2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (5) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9; Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2003 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 24). (6) OJ L 43, 16.2.2000, p. 1; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 467/2001. (7) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 1; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.