# Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, Article 15

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply 18 months after the date on which all of the following acts have entered into force:
(a) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
(b) Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
and
(c) Directive 2004/41/EC.
However, it shall apply no earlier than 1 January 2006 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/article-15
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