Entry into force and application
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The following points of Article 1 shall apply from the date indicated for them:
1. point (1) shall apply from 7 May 2017;
2. points (2) and (3) shall apply from 1 January 2016;
3. point (8) shall apply from 7 November 2016.