# Article 3 — Entry into force **Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1269 · binding · OJ L 277, 2.8.2021 · dated 21 Apr 2021 [in force]** *In force · Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1269, OJ L 277, 2.8.2021 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir_del/2021/1269/oj/eng)* This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.