This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply by 1 August 2007, with the exception of Article 16, which shall apply from 1 August 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 5 July 2006.
For the European Parliament
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
For the Council
The President
P. LEHTOMÄKI
(1)
OJ C 255, 14.10.2005, p. 76.
(2)
OJ C 71, 22.3.2005, p. 46.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 6 July 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 12 June 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Position of the European Parliament of 4 July 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(4) See page 25 of this Official Journal.
(5) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(6)
OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2005 (OJ L 333, 20.12.2005, p. 28).