effective date

noun

: the day when a law, rule, contract, etc., starts to be used

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The law also allowed for a 90-day pause in banning the app if progress was made toward a sale before the effective date. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2025 Businesses with less than $10 million in annual food sales would have four years to add the label after the final rule’s effective date. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025 According to the notices, the effective date for both the layoffs and the closure is Feb. 3, 2025. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024 The DeFi industry and its advocates have a lot to consider during before the effective date in their ability to comply and their ability to challenge the obligations imposed by these regulations. Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for effective date 

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“Effective date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effective%20date. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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