This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 5 January 2007.
However, Article 6(5) shall apply as from 5 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.
For the Council
The President
C. VEERMAN
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ANNEX I
TECHNICAL RULES
(as referred to in Article 6(3), Article 8(1), Article 9(1) and (2)(a))