Entry into force and application
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2018. However: (a) point 11(a) and (b) of Article 3 shall apply from 1 January 2015; (b) point 23(b) of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2016; and (c) point 3 of Article 4 shall apply from 1 January 2019.