Art. 99 GDPR
Entry into force and application
(1.)This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the. Official Journal of the European Union
(2.)It shall apply from. 25 May 2018
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This provision sets the entry into force of the Regulation on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, with application from 25 May 2018. This two-year transition period between publication and application gave controllers, processors, and Member States time to prepare for compliance with the new data protection framework.
- Source:
- EUR-Lex CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
- Citation:
- OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 127, 23.05.2018, p. 2
- As of:
- 2016-05-04
- Retrieved:
- 2026-02-25