33Consequently, the application of the exemption provided for in Article 13B(d)(1) of the Sixth Directive cannot depend on the existence of a contractual link between the provider of the service of negotiation and one of the parties to the credit agreement, but must be assessed with regard to the very nature of the service rendered and its purpose, as referred to in paragraph 23 of the present judgment.
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