Entry into force and other measures
Article 12
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . 2. The reporting obligation as provided in Article 9(1) shall apply from 7 October 2015. The reporting obligation as provided in Article 6(1) except in relation to contracts referred to in Article 3(1)(b) shall apply from 7 October 2015. The reporting obligations as provided in Article 8(1) shall apply from 7 October 2015 but not before the central information transparency platform becomes operational pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013. The reporting obligations as provided in Articles 6(2), 6(3), 8(3), 9(2), 9(3), 9(5), 9(7) and 9(9) shall apply from 7 April 2016. The reporting obligation as provided in Article 6(1) in relation to contracts referred to in Article 3(1)(b) shall apply from 7 April 2016. 3. Without prejudice to the second and fifth subparagraphs of paragraph 2 the Agency may enter into agreements with organised marketplaces, trade matching or reporting systems to obtain details of contracts before the reporting obligation becomes applicable.