# GDPR Article 99: Entry into force and application

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), version 2026.1, in force since 25 May 2018. Read from https://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/02016R0679-20160504. Each clause starts with its key, which is how to cite it.

## gdpr:art-99:para-1

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

Official Journal of the European Union

.

## gdpr:art-99:para-2

2. It shall apply from

25 May 2018

.

Page: https://dpolens.com/laws/gdpr/art-99