Guideline 46

Only considerations of urgency justify entry into force prior to the due period after publication.

46.1.	There should be clear grounds of urgency for entry into force prior to the publication of the Act. In each case the grounds for the urgency should be decided according to the rules of law (constitutional or otherwise) in each legal system.
46.2.	Entry into force on the day of publication should remain a real exception and be justified by an overriding need — to avoid a legal vacuum or to forestall speculation — closely linked to the nature of the Act.
46.3.	Urgent regulations dealing with fiscal measures may enter into force on the day of their publication, or on the following working day.
46.4.	Sometimes the entry into force of some parts of an Act can be postponed to a time subsequent to the entry into force of the Act as a whole. However, no parts of the Act should enter into force before the date set for the entry into force of the Act as a whole.

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