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. (a)

   point (1) shall apply from 7 May 2017;

2. (b)

   points (2) and (3) shall apply from 1 January 2016;

3. (c)

   point (8) shall apply from 7 November 2016.