means: applicable to the notified measure(s), mandatory national standards that are more stringent or ambitious than the corresponding Union standards, or mandatory national standards adopted in the absence of Union standards.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Part I, point 6.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 as amended in accordance with Article 1, point 11 of this Regulation shall apply from 13 August 2025.