Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 24 February 2020.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2020.

For the Council

The President

B. DIVJAK

(1)

OJ L 290, 20.10.2006, p. 2

(2) Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (

OJ L 4, 9.1.2014, p. 3

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2020/272 of 20 February 2020 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles and its implementing protocol (2020‐2026) (See page 3 of this Official Journal).