Article 14 
The Council shall review this Regulation on the basis of a proposal from the Commission by 31 December 2006 at the latest. Article 15 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 November 2002. For the Council The President B. Mikkelsen (1) Commission proposal of 20 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) Opinion delivered on 10 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) Opinion delivered on 24 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) Resolution delivered on 10 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (5) OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/1999 (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 62). (6) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 80. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1447/2001 (OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 1). (7) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80. (8) OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 (OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1). (9) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 (OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1). (10) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 (OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1). (11) OJ L 345, 19.12.1998, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/2002 (OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 33). (12) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68. (13) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 (OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1). (14) OJ L 228, 23.9.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1655/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 1). 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Article 15 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 November 2002
Amendment rationale: CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was created in 2002[1] to enable the EU to respond to major disasters inside the EU and in countries involved in accession negotiations. The instrument is generally meeting its objectives well but is considered not to be sufficiently responsive and visible and as far as certain criteria for its activation are concerned too complicated and not sufficiently clear. In 2005 the Commission presented a proposal for a new EUSF Regulation[2]. While the proposal was favourably received by the European Parliament[3] it was not adopted in the Council. The Commission officially withdrew the proposal in June 2012. In October 2011 the Commission presented a Communication on the Future of the Solidarity Fund[4] which contains an evaluation of the operations of the current instrument and proposes options for improving its functioning. An analysis of the current policy was also included in a separate chapter to the EUSF annual report for 2008[5]. This proposal is situated in the context of the new Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2014-2020. Moreover, the proposal complements the recent common proposal of the Commission and the High Representative for implementing arrangements of the Solidarity Clause enshrined in Article 222 TFEU[6] which underlines the role of the Solidarity Fund as one of the key Union instruments in applying this provision of the Treaty.
Revised version (Article 15 ):
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.