Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 April 2003. For the Commission Frederik Bolkestein Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. (2) OJ L 335, 19.12.2001, p. 9. (3) OJ L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 1. (4) OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 26. (5) OJ L 290, 28.10.2002, p. 1. (6) OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 27.