Entry into force and application

1.   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union
.
Unless otherwise provided for in paragraphs 2 to 4, it shall apply from 14 December 2019.
2.   In the area governed by the rules referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2), Article 34(1), (2) and (3), point (e) of Article 37(4) and Article 37(5) shall apply from 29 April 2022.
3.   Articles 92 to 101 of this Regulation shall apply from 29 April 2018, instead of Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, which is repealed by this Regulation.
4.   Article 163 shall apply from 28 April 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 15 March 2017.
For the Council
The President
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For the European Parliament
The President
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ANNEX I
TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN POINT 40 OF ARTICLE 3, EXCEPT FOR THE APPLICATION OF POINT (G) OF ARTICLE 1(2)
1.
The territory of the Kingdom of Belgium
2.
The territory of the Republic of Bulgaria
3.
The territory of the Czech Republic
4.
The territory of the Kingdom of Denmark with the exception of the Faroe Islands and Greenland
5.
The territory of the Federal Republic of Germany
6.
The territory of the Republic of Estonia
7.
The territory of Ireland
8.
The territory of the Hellenic Republic
9.
The territory of the Kingdom of Spain with the exception of Ceuta and Melilla
10.
The territory of the French Republic
11.
The territory of the Republic of Croatia
12.
The territory of the Italian Republic
13.
The territory of the Republic of Cyprus
14.
The territory of the Republic of Latvia
15.
The territory of the Republic of Lithuania
16.
The territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
17.
The territory of Hungary
18.
The territory of the Republic of Malta
19.
The territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe
20.
The territory of the Republic of Austria
21.
The territory of the Republic of Poland
22.
The territory of the Portuguese Republic
23.
The territory of Romania
24.
The territory of the Republic of Slovenia
25.
The territory of the Slovak Republic
26.
The territory of the Republic of Finland
27.
The territory of the Kingdom of Sweden
28.
The territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
ANNEX II
TRAINING OF STAFF OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES