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# Article 4 — Entry into force

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 285/2014 · binding · OJ L 85, 21.3.2014 · dated 13 Feb 2014 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 285/2014, OJ L 85, 21.3.2014 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2014/285/oj/eng)*

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2 shall apply from 10 October 2014.
