# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 of 4 April 2018 establishing practical arrangements for the railway vehicle authorisation and railway vehicle type authorisation process pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Article 56: Entry into force and application

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

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 16 June 2019 in the Member States that have not notified the Agency and the Commission in accordance with Article 57(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.
It shall apply from 16 June 2020 in the Member States that have notified the Agency and the Commission in accordance with Article 57(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and have not notified the Agency and the Commission in accordance with Article 57(2a) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.
Articles 55(5a) and 55(7a) shall apply from 16 June 2020 in all Member States.
Article 55(8) shall apply from 16 June 2020 in Member States that have notified the Agency and the Commission in accordance with Article 57(2a) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.
This Regulation shall apply in all the Member States from 31 October 2020 .
However, Article 55(1) shall apply from 16 February 2019 in all Member States. The facilitation measures provided in Article 55(2), (3), (4) and (6) shall be made available from 16 February 2019. Article 55(5) shall apply from 16 June 2019 in all Member States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/545/article/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-545/article-56
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