# PSR Article 124 — Entry into force and application

Textual state: amended_substantial. 28 words changed

- Compared text: Council position at first reading (Council document 8543/26) — not yet law.
- Compared against: Council document 8221/26 — superseded.
- Classification is mechanical; method: https://paymentslaw.eu/method/
- Editorial review state: not_assessed. Editor's notes are selective, not a complete assessment.

Word-level diff for each step, earlier → later edition: `{+text+}` was inserted, `[-text-]` was deleted.

## Step 1 · Commission proposal (2023) to Council compromise text (April 2026)

Article 112 → 112. Textual state: amended_substantial. 20 words changed

- Editorial review state: not_assessed.

### Unnumbered text

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from [ OP please insert the date= [-18 -]{+21 +}months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. However, Articles 50 and 57 shall apply from [ OP please insert the date= [-24 -]{+27 +}months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. {+Articles 85a and 108a shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. +}This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

## Step 2 · Council compromise text (April 2026) to Council position at first reading (October 2026)

Article 112 → 124. Textual state: amended_substantial. 28 words changed

- Editorial review state: not_assessed.

### Unnumbered text

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from [-[ OP please insert the date= 21 -]{+… [21 +}months [-after -]{+from +}the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. However, Articles [-50 -]{+51 +}and [-57 -]{+58 +}shall apply from [-[ OP please insert the date= 27 -]{+… [27 +}months [-after -]{+from +}the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. Articles [-85a -]{+92 +}and [-108a -]{+118 +}shall apply from [-the date -]{+… [date +}of entry into force of this [-Regulation. -]{+Regulation]. +}This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.