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Directive No. 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (codified version), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2006 Dates Adopted: December 12, 2006 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Competition

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive n° 2006/114/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 12 Décembre 2006 concernant la publicité trompeuse et comparative (version codifiée) PDF HTML English Directive No. 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (codified version) PDF HTML Spanish Directiva N° 2006/114/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 12 de diciembre de 2006 sobre publicidad engañosa y publicidad comparativa (versión codificada) PDF HTML
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