This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 7 July 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

( 1 ) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21 .

( 2 ) OJ C 459, 9.12.2016, p. 17 .

( 3 ) OJ C 459, 9.12.2016, p. 17 (section 3 of the notice of initiation).

( 4 ) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data ( OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1 ).

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1238 of 7 July 2017 making imports of certain corrosion resistant steels originating in the People's Republic of China subject to registration