Article 2 Entry into force and application
1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2 It shall apply from the day following that on which Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom pursuant to Articles 126 and 127 of the Withdrawal Agreement, until the earliest of the following dates:
(a) 31 December 2021;
(b) the date on which an agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom containing provisions on fisheries enters into force or provisionally applies.
3 However, this Regulation shall not apply if the agreement referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 enters into force or provisionally applies by the date of entry into force of this Regulation.