Council Directive of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising

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1984L0450 — EN — 12.12.2007 — 003.001 This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents ►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (OJ L 250, 19.9.1984, p.17) repealed by: Official Journal No page date Directive 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 L 376 21 27.12.2006

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