# Article 6 — Entry into force and application **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/588 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 14 Jul 2016 [in force]** *In force · Consolidated version of 5 June 2023 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02017R0588-20230605)* 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. However, Article 5 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.