# Article 8 — Entry into force and application **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/578 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 13 Jun 2016 [in force]** *In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/578, OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2017/578/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. It shall apply from 3 January 2018.