Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It is effective as of May 25, 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, April 27, 2016.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
J.A. HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT