31That argument cannot be accepted. It is clear from the wording of Article 7(3) of Directive 84/450 that the provisions of that directive apply without prejudice to Community provisions on advertising for specific products or services. Since Directive 2001/83 contains specific rules on the advertising of medicinal products, it constitutes, as the Slovenian Government maintained in its written observations, a special rule as compared with the general rules concerning protection against misleading advertising provided for by Directive 84/450. The minimal nature of the harmonisation brought about by Directive 84/450 is therefore irrelevant for the assessment of the degree of harmonisation effected by Directive 2001/83.
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