Entry into force and application
Article 42
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . For certain animal species, certain aquatic plants and certain micro algae, where the detailed production rules are not laid down, the rules provided for labelling in Article 23 and for the controls in Title V shall apply. Pending the inclusion of detailed production rules, national rules or, in the absence thereof, private standards accepted or recognised by the Member States shall apply. It shall apply as from 1 January 2009.