19Furthermore, it must be observed that, even if the difference between the preparatory stage and the decision-making stage in an inquiry or proceedings could have been the subject of debate during the legislative history of Directive 87/344, the text of Article 4(1) of that directive does not contain any such distinction, with the result that the interpretation of the term ‘inquiry’ may not be limited in that way.
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