Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 March 2004. For the Commission Frederik Bolkestein Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 5, 8.1.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 384/2003 (OJ L 55, 1.3.2003, p. 15). (2) OJ L 281, 30.10.2003, p. 1.