This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 Luxembourg, 8 April 2003.
For the Council
The President
G. Drys
(1) OJ C 291 E, 26.11.2002, p. 217.
(2) Opinion delivered on 12 February 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
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CitationArticle 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 669/2003 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)