SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATES

.01 Issuers may rely on this revenue procedure to determine average area purchase price safe harbors for commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates that are made, or (if the purchase precedes the commitment) for residences that are purchased, in the period that begins on February 10, 2004, and ends on the date as of which the safe harbors contained in section 5.01 of this revenue procedure are rendered obsolete by a new revenue procedure.

.02 Notwithstanding section 6 of this revenue procedure, issuers may continue to rely on the average area purchase price safe harbors contained in Rev. Proc. 87–19, Rev. Proc. 93–15, and Rev. Proc. 94–55 with respect to bonds sold, or for mortgage credit certificates issued with respect to bond authority exchanged, before March 11, 2004, if the commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates on or before April 10, 2004.

.03 Except as provided in section 7.04, issuers must use the nationwide average purchase price limitation contained in this revenue procedure for commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates that are made, or (if the purchase precedes the commitment) for residences that are purchased, in the period that begins on February 10, 2004, and ends on the date when the nationwide average purchase price limitation is rendered obsolete by a new revenue procedure.

.04 Notwithstanding sections 6 and 7.03 of this revenue procedure, issuers may continue to rely on the nationwide average purchase prices set forth in Rev. Proc. 94–55 with respect to bonds sold, or

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