20It should be observed that, since Directive 2001/29 serves to implement in the European Union the obligations of the Union under, inter alia, the CT and since, according to settled case-law, EU legislation must, so far as possible, be interpreted, in a manner that is consistent with international law, in particular where its provisions are intended specifically to give effect to an international agreement concluded by the European Union, the notion of ‘distribution’ contained in Article 4(1) of that directive must be interpreted in accordance with Article 6(1) of the CT (judgment of 13 May 2015, Dimensione Direct Sales and Labianca, C‑516/13, EU:C:2015:315, paragraph 23 and the case-law cited).
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