--- title: "Article 19 — Entry into force and application" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R0858" source_retrieved: 2026-10-05 shortTitle: "Article 19 — Entry into force and application" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2022/858" instrument: dlt celex: "32022R0858" regulation: DLTR regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2022/858" article: 19 status: in_force object_id: eu.dlt.legal_text.article.19 text_version: "Regulation (EU) 2022/858, OJ L 151, 2.6.2022" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/858/oj/eng" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Regulation (EU) 2022/858, OJ L 151, 2.6.2022 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/858/oj/eng)* 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 23 March 2023, except for: **(a)** [Articles 8(5)](8.md), [9(5)](9.md), [10(6)](10.md) and [17](17.md), which shall apply from 22 June 2022; and **(b)** [Article 16](16.md), which shall apply from 4 July 2021. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. *** [Articles](README.md) · [← Article 18](18.md)