40It must be recalled that, in AM & S Europe v Commission, the Court, taking account of the common criteria and similar circumstances existing at the time in the national laws of the Member States, held, in paragraph 21 of that judgment, that the confidentiality of written communications between lawyers and clients should be protected at Community level. However, the Court stated that that protection was subject to two cumulative conditions.
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