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# Article 6 — Entry into force and application

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2021 · binding · OJ L 313, 19.11.2016 · dated 2 Jun 2016 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2021, OJ L 313, 19.11.2016 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2016/2021/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 the date referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014.