Article 17
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.
It shall apply from 3 January 2018.
However, the second subparagraph of Article 2(5) shall apply 12 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 4(9) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER