Order of the [BITS 16] and [ORG 0x0000] directives

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I am beginning some experimentation in writing a kernel and having fun doing it. I have the basic boot-loader done and the following directives:

[BITS 16]
[ORG 0x0000]

In the kernel tutorial, however, it starts with:

[ORG 0x0000]
[BITS 16]

I was wondering if the order in which these directives are given makes a difference? I am using NASM version 2.06rc2, OpenSUSE 11.2

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