Article 39
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.
2.
It shall apply from 3 July 2016 except for:
(a)
Article 4(2) and (3), which shall apply from 3 January 2018; and
(b)
Article 4(4) and (5), Article 5(6), Article 6(5) and (6), Article 7(5), Article 11(9), (10) and (11), Article 12(5), Article 13(7) and (11), Article 16(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(2), Article 17(3), (10) and (11), Article 18(9), Article 19(13), (14) and (15), Article 20(3), Article 24(3), Article 25(9), the second, third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 26(2), Article 32(5) and Article 33(5), which shall apply from 2 July 2014.
3.
Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with Articles 22, 23 and 30, Article 31(1) and Articles 32 and 34 by 3 July 2016.
4.
References in this Regulation to Directive 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 shall, before
3 January 2018, be read as references to Directive 2004/39/EC in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex IV to Directive 2014/65/EU in so far as that correlation table contains provisions referring to Directive 2004/39/EC.
Where reference in the provisions of this Regulation is made to OTFs, SME growth markets, emission allowances or auctioned products based thereon, those provisions shall not apply to OTFs, SME growth markets, emission allowances or auctioned products based thereon until 3 January 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.