Article 99 — Entry into force and application

GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679

In the actEU 2016/679
ChapterXI · Final provisions
CELEX32016R0679
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1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

2. It shall apply from 25 May 2018.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2016.

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