Entry into force and date of application

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

It shall apply from 21 June 2012, with the exception of Article 17, which shall apply from 21 June 2011.

For those participating Member States which participate in enhanced cooperation by virtue of a decision adopted in accordance with the second or third subparagraph of Article 331(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, this Regulation shall apply as from the date indicated in the decision concerned.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the participating Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2010.

For the Council

The President

J. SCHAUVLIEGE

( 1 ) OJ L 189, 22.7.2010, p. 12 .

( 2 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility ( OJ L 338, 23.12.2003, p. 1 ).

( 3 ) OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25 .

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1259/2010 of 20 December 2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation