Article 4
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 May 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 2004. For the Council The President N. Dempsey (1) Proposal of 24 February 2003. (2) Opinion of 23 September 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ L 374, 31.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1). (4) OJ L 374, 31.12.1987, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.