Article 53
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 18(1), point (a), as regards the environmental risk, Article 18(1), point (c)(vii), and Article 18(2), point (b)(v), shall apply from 1 January 2025.
Article 21(1), point (b), shall apply from 1 January 2026.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 March 2024.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN