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European Union
Council Directive 2002/56/EC
Article 3
1.

Council Directive 2002/56/EC

law://eu/dir/2002/56/art_3__para_1@2026-11-13

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Type: Directive · Council Directive 2002/56/EC
Adopted: 13 Jun 2002
In force: 9 Aug 2002
Text current to: 1 Jan 2028
Made by: Council of the European Union
Official: EUR-Lex 32002L0056 · ELI

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Cited by 14: this act2 provisions; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2026/22504 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2016/2031; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2522; Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2024 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2364; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1998; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1189; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1832; Decision 2004/842; Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/21134 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1577; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/1772 provisions