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EUR-Lex

Consult the Official Journal and European Union legal acts.

What this source helps you find

Consult the Official Journal and European Union legal acts.

Limit to retain in your conclusion

Check the act, version, entry into force and relationship with national law.

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  • CELEX
  • Exact query

Fields to record when citing a result

  • CELEX
  • Article / paragraph
  • Version / revision
  • Effective / commencement date

Evidence record to retain

CELEX identifier, act type, date, language, original or consolidated version, cited amendments and exact passage.

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Consolidation aids reading but has no legal effect of its own; check acts published in the Official Journal.

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Separate French and EU law, then record the version in force on the relevant date.

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