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Directive 96/71/EC

as it stood on 1997-02-10, permalink: /eu-eurlex/31996l0071/1997-02-10

1996-12-162020-07-30

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Outline, 10 provisions

Article premier Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8 Article 9 ANNEXE

Article premier, Champ d’application #art_premier
Article 2, Définition #art_2
Article 3, Conditions de travail et d’emploi #art_3
Article 4, Coopération en matière d’information #art_4
Article 5, Mesures #art_5
Article 6, Compétence judiciaire #art_6
Article 7, Mise en œuvre #art_7
Article 8, Réexamen par la Commission #art_8
Article 9 #art_9
ANNEXE #annexe
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as of1997-02-10 → this version applied
valid1997-02-10 → 2020-07-29 publisher-asserted
typeDIR Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
languageen
published1997-02-10
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