Article 3
1. Pending its entry into force, the ITA shall be applied on a provisional basis between the Union, of the one part, and one or more of the Signatory Mercosur States, of the other part, in accordance with Article 23.3 thereof, as from the first day of the second month following the date on which that Signatory Mercosur State or those Signatory Mercosur States, as the case may be, have notified the Union of the completion of their respective internal procedures necessary for the provisional application of the ITA and confirm their agreement to apply the ITA on a provisional basis. 2. The date from which the ITA is to be applied on a provisional basis shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .