# Article 17 — Entry into force and application **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/590 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 28 Jul 2016 [in force]** *In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/590, OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2017/590/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. However, the second subparagraph of Article 2(5) shall apply 12 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 4(9) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365.