Entry into force

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

( 1 ) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1 .

( 2 ) Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for Rheum officinale and the conclusions drawn by EFSA on the specific points raised. 2014:EN-617. 31 pp.

( 3 ) http://ec.europa.eu/sanco_pesticides/public/?event=activesubstance.selection&language=EN

( 4 ) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ( OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 ).

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