Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1179 Article 2

Article 2

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. This Regulation shall apply from 1 March 2018. Article 1(2) shall apply from 1 June 2017. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, substances and mixtures may, before 1 March 2018, be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by this Regulation.

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