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Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC shall be repealed with effect from the date set out in the second paragraph of Article 16 of this Regulation.

References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 24 November 2009 with the exception of Article 4(6) and Article 9(9) which shall apply from the day of entry into force and Article 9(2) to (8) which shall apply from the dates set therein.