This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Points 12, 26 (in respect of points 2 and 3 of Annex II), 31 and 32 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 February 1998.

Points 2 to 10, 13 to 20, 25, 26 (in respect of point 1 of Annex II), and 27, 28 and 29 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 1998.