GDPRRegulation (EU) 2016/679

Article 99: Entry into force and application

GDPR Art. 99, Chapter XI

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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.

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