41Consequently, it is for the national court which is led to examine whether the conditions set out in Article 8(2) of Directive 2016/343 are met to check whether an official document, referring unequivocally to the date and place fixed for the trial and, in the absence of representation by a mandated lawyer, to the consequences of any non-appearance, has been issued for the attention of the person concerned.
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