Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 1(3) shall apply to licences or certificates whose term of validity has not expired on the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 1(4) and (5) shall apply to exports of equivalent products the customs formalities for which have been accepted from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

As regards point N of Annex III (Alcohol), Article 1(6) shall apply from 27 January 2004.