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

It shall apply from 1 July 2012.

However, the amendment to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 concerning the reduction in the frequency of physical and identity checks on yardlong beans, bitter melon, peppers and aubergines from the Dominican Republic shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.