This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 8 April 2016.
However, points 1, 2 and 4 of Article 1 shall apply from 25 August 2018, with the exception of point 1(g) of the Annex, which shall apply from 8 April 2016.
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CitationArticle 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/539 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)