DIRECTIVE
2013/34/EU
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 26 June 2013
on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
CHAPTER 1
SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND CATEGORIES OF UNDERTAKINGS AND GROUPS
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Categories of undertakings and groups
CHAPTER 2
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES
Article 4
General provisions
Article 5
General disclosure
Article 6
General financial reporting principles
Article 7
Alternative measurement basis of fixed assets at revalued amounts
Article 8
Alternative measurement basis of fair value
CHAPTER 3
BALANCE SHEET AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Article 9
General provisions concerning the balance sheet and the profit and loss account
Article 10
Presentation of the balance sheet
Article 11
Alternative presentation of the balance sheet
Article 12
Special provisions relating to certain balance sheet items
Article 13
Presentation of the profit and loss account
Article 14
Simplifications for small and medium-sized undertakings
CHAPTER 4
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Article 15
General provisions concerning the notes to the financial statements
Article 16
Content of the notes to the financial statements relating to all undertakings
Article 17
Additional disclosures for medium-sized and large undertakings and public-interest entities
Article 18
Additional disclosures for large undertakings and public-interest entities
CHAPTER 5
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Article 19
Contents of the management report
Article 20
Corporate governance statement
CHAPTER 6
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
Article 21
Scope of the consolidated financial statements and reports
Article 22
The requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements
Article 23
Exemptions from consolidation
Article 24
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
Article 25
Business combinations within a group
Article 26
Proportional consolidation
Article 27
Equity accounting of associated undertakings
Article 28
The notes to the consolidated financial statements
Article 29
The consolidated management report
CHAPTER 7
PUBLICATION
Article 30
General publication requirement
Article 31
Simplifications for small and medium-sized undertakings
Article 32
Other publication requirements
Article 33
Responsibility and liability for drawing up and publishing the financial statements and the management report
CHAPTER 8
AUDITING
Article 34
General requirement
Article 35
Amendment of Directive 2006/43/EC as regards the audit report
"Article 28
Audit reporting
CHAPTER 9
PROVISIONS CONCERNING EXEMPTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON EXEMPTIONS
Article 36
Exemptions for micro-undertakings
Article 37
Exemption for subsidiary undertakings
Article 38
Undertakings which are members having unlimited liability of other undertakings
Article 39
Profit and loss account exemption for parent undertakings preparing consolidated financial statements
Article 40
Restriction of exemptions for public-interest entities
CHAPTER 10
REPORT ON PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS
Article 41
Definitions relating to reporting on payments to governments
Article 42
Undertakings required to report on payments to governments
Article 43
Content of the report
Article 44
Consolidated report on payments to governments
Article 45
Publication
Article 46
Equivalence criteria
Article 47
Application of equivalence criteria
Article 48
Review
CHAPTER 11
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 49
Exercise of delegated powers
Article 50
Committee procedure
Article 51
Penalties
Article 52
Repeal of Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC
Article 53
Transposition
Article 54
Entry into force
Article 55
Addressees
ANNEX I
TYPES OF UNDERTAKING REFERRED TO IN POINT (A) OF ARTICLE 1(1)
ANNEX II
TYPES OF UNDERTAKING REFERRED TO IN POINT (b) OF ARTICLE 1(1)
ANNEX III
HORIZONTAL LAYOUT OF THE BALANCE SHEET PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 10
Assets
A. Subscribed capital unpaid
B. Formation expenses
C. Fixed assets
I. Intangible assets
II. Tangible assets
III. Financial assets
D. Current assets
I. Stocks
II. Debtors
III. Investments
IV. Cash at bank and in hand
E. Prepayments and accrued income
Capital, reserves and liabilities
A. Capital and reserves
I. Subscribed capital
II. Share premium account
III. Revaluation reserve
IV. Reserves
V. Profit or loss brought forward
VI. Profit or loss for the financial year
B. Provisions
C. Creditors
D. Accruals and deferred income
ANNEX IV
VERTICAL LAYOUT OF THE BALANCE SHEET PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 10
A. Subscribed capital unpaid
B. Formation expenses
C. Fixed assets
I. Intangible assets
II. Tangible assets
III. Financial assets
D. Current assets
I. Stocks
II. Debtors
III. Investments
IV. Cash at bank and in hand
E. Prepayments and accrued income
F. Creditors: amounts becoming due and payable within one year
G. Net current assets/liabilities
H. Total assets less current liabilities
I. Creditors: amounts becoming due and payable after more than one year
J. Provisions
K. Accruals and deferred income
L. Capital and reserves
I. Subscribed capital
II. Share premium account
III. Revaluation reserve
IV. Reserves
V. Profit or loss brought forward
VI. Profit or loss for the financial year
ANNEX V
LAYOUT OF THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT – BY NATURE OF EXPENSE, PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 13
ANNEX VI
LAYOUT OF THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT – BY FUNCTION OF EXPENSE, PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 13
ANNEX VII
Directive 78/660/EEC |
Directive 83/349/EEC |
This Directive |
Article 1(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording |
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Article 1(1), point (a) |
Article 1(1), first subparagraph, first to twenty seventh indents |
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Annex I |
Article 1(1), second subparagraph |
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Article 1(1), point (b) |
Article 1(1), second subparagraph, points (a) to (aa) |
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Annex II |
Article 1(1), third subparagraph |
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Article 1(2) |
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Article 2(1) |
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Article 4(1) |
Article 2(2) |
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Article 4(2) |
Article 2(3) |
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Article 4(3) |
Article 2(4) |
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Article 4(3) |
Article 2(5) |
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Article 4(4) |
Article 2(6) |
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Article 4(5) |
Article 3 |
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Article 9(1) |
Article 4(1) |
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Article 9(2) |
Article 4(2) |
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Article 9(3) |
Article 4(3) |
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Article 9(3) |
Article 4(4) |
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Article 9(5) |
Article 4(5) |
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Article 4(6) |
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Article 6(1), point (h) and Article 6(3) |
Article 5(1) |
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Article 5(2) |
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Article 2, point (14) |
Article 5(3) |
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Article 2, point (15) |
Article 6 |
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Article 9(6) |
Article 7 |
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Article 6(1), point (g) |
Article 8 |
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Article 10 |
Article 9(A) |
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Annex III (A) |
Article 9(B) |
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Annex III (B) |
Article 9(C) |
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Annex III (C) |
Article 9(D) |
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Annex III (D) |
Article 9(E) |
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Annex III (E) |
Article 9(F) |
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Liabilities Article 9(A) |
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Capital, reserves and liabilities Annex III (A) |
Article 9(B) |
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Annex III (B) |
Article 9(C) |
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Annex III (C) |
Article 9(D) |
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Annex III (D) |
Article 9(E) |
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Article 10 |
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Annex IV |
Article 10a |
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Article 11 |
Article 11, first subparagraph |
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Article 3(2) and Article 14(1) |
Article 11, second subparagraph |
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Article 11, third subparagraph |
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Article 3(9), first subparagraph |
Article 12(1) |
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Article 3(10) |
Article 12(2) |
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Article 3(9), second subparagraph |
Article 12(3) |
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Article 3(11) |
Article 13(1) |
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Article 12(1) |
Article 13(2) |
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Article 12(2) |
Article 14 |
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Article 16(1), point (d) |
Article 15(1) |
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Article 12(3) |
Article 15(2) |
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Article 2, point (4) |
Article 15(3), point (a) |
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Article 17(1), point (a) |
Article 15(3), point (b) |
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Article 15(3), point (c) |
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Article 17(1), point (a)(i) |
Article 15(4) |
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Article 16 |
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Article 12(4) |
Article 17 |
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Article 2, point (2) |
Article 18 |
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Article 19 |
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Article 2, point (8) |
Article 20(1) |
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Article 12(12), first subparagraph |
Article 20(2) |
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Article 12(12), second subparagraph |
Article 20(3) |
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Article 12(12), third subparagraph |
Article 21 |
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Article 22, first subparagraph |
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Article 13(1) |
Article 22, second subparagraph |
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Article 13(2) |
Article 23, items 1 to 15 |
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Annex V, items 1 to 15 |
Article 23, items16 to 19 |
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Article 23, items 20 and 21 |
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Annex V, items 16 and 17 |
Article 24 |
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Article 25, items 1 to 13 |
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Annex VI, items 1 to 13 |
Article 25, items 14 to 17 |
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Article 25, items 18 and 19 |
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Annex VI, items 14 and 15 |
Article 26 |
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Article 27, first subparagraph, introductory wording |
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Article 3(3) |
Article 27, first subparagraph, points (a) and (c) |
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Article 14(2), points (a) and (b) |
Article 27, first subparagraph, points (b) and (d) |
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Article 27, second subparagraph |
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Article 3(9) first subparagraph |
Article 28 |
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Article 2, point (5) |
Article 29 |
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Article 30 |
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Article 31(1) |
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Article 6(1), introductory wording and points (a) to (f) |
Article 31(1a) |
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Article 6(5) |
Article 31(2) |
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Article 4(4) |
Article 32 |
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Article 6(1), point (i) |
Article 33(1), introductory wording |
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Article 7(1) |
Article 33(1), points (a) and (b) and the second and third subparagraphs |
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Article 33(1), point (c) |
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Article 7(1) |
Article 33(2), point (a), first subparagraph and Article 33(2), points (b), (c) and (d) |
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Article 7(2) |
Article 33(2), point (a), second subparagraph |
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Article 16(1), point (b) |
Article 33(3) |
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Article 7(3) |
Article 33(4) |
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Article 16(1), point (b)(ii) |
Article 33(5) |
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Article 34 |
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Article 12(11), fourth subparagraph |
Article 35(1), point (a) |
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Article 6(1), point (i) |
Article 35(1), point (b) |
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Article 12(5) |
Article 35(1), point (c) |
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Article 12(6) |
Article 35(1), point (d) |
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Article 17(1), point (b) |
Article 35(2) |
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Article 2, point (6) |
Article 35(3) |
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Article 2, point (7) |
Article 35(4) |
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Article 12(8) and Article 17(1), point (a)(vi) |
Article 36 |
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Article 37(1) |
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Article 12(11) first, third and fifth subparagraphs |
Article 37(2) |
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Article 12(11), first and second subparagraphs |
Article 38 |
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Article 39(1), point (a) |
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Article 6(1), point (i) |
Article 39(1), point (b) |
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Article 12(7), first subparagraph |
Article 39(1), point (c) |
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Article 39(1), point (d) |
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Article 12(7), second subparagraph |
Article 39(1), point (e) |
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Article 17(1), point (b) |
Article 39(2) |
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Article 2, point (6) |
Article 40(1) |
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Article 12(9) |
Article 40(2) |
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Article 41 |
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Article 12(10) |
Article 42, first subparagraph |
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Article 12(12), third subparagraph |
Article 42, second subparagraph |
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Article 42a(1) |
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Article 8(1), point (a) |
Article 42a(2) |
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Article 8(2) |
Article 42a(3) |
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Article 8(3) |
Article 42a(4) |
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Article 8(4) |
Article 42a(5) |
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Article 8(5) |
Article 42a(5a) |
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Article 8(6) |
Article 42b |
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Article 8(7) |
Article 42c |
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Article 8(8) |
Article 42d |
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Article 16(1), point (c) |
Article 42e |
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Article 8(1), point (b) |
Article 42f |
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Article 8(9) |
Article 43(1), introductory wording |
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Article 16(1), introductory wording |
Article 43(1), point (1) |
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Article 16(1), point (a) |
Article 43(1), point (2), first subparagraph |
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Article 17(1), point (g), first subparagraph |
Article 43(1), point (2), second subparagraph |
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Article 17(1), point (k) |
Article 43(1), point (3) |
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Article 17(1), point (h) |
Article 43(1), point (4) |
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Article 17(1), point (i) |
Article 43(1), point (5) |
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Article 17(1), point (j) |
Article 43(1), point (6) |
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Article 16(1), point (g) |
Article 43(1), point (7) |
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Article 16(1), point (d) |
Article 43(1), point (7a) |
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Article 17(1), point (p) |
Article 43(1), point (7b) |
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Article 2, point (3) and Article 17(1), point (r) |
Article 43(1), point (8) |
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Article 18(1), point (a) |
Article 43(1), point (9) |
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Article 17(1), point (e) |
Article 43(1), point (10) |
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Article 43(1), point (11) |
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Article 17(1), point (f) |
Article 43(1), point (12) |
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Article 17(1), point (d), first subparagraph |
Article 43(1), point (13) |
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Article 16(1), point (e) |
Article 43(1), point (14)(a) |
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Article 17(1), point (c)(i) |
Article 43(1), point (14)(b) |
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Article 17(1), point (c)(ii) |
Article 43(1), point (15) |
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Article 18(1), point (b) and Article 18(3) |
Article 43(2) |
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Article 43(3) |
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Article 17(1), point (d), second subparagraph |
Article 44 |
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Article 45(1) |
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Article 17(1), point (g), second subparagraph Article 28(3) |
Article 45(2) |
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Article 18(2) |
Article 46 |
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Article 19 |
Article 46a |
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Article 20 |
Article 47(1) and (1a) |
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Article 30(1) and (2) |
Article 47(2) |
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Article 31(1) |
Article 47(3) |
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Article 31(2) |
Article 48 |
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Article 32(1) |
Article 49 |
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Article 32(2) |
Article 50 |
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Article 17(1), point (o) |
Article 50a |
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Article 50b |
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Article 33(1), point (a) |
Article 50c |
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Article 33(2) |
Article 51(1) |
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Article 34(1) |
Article 51(2) |
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Article 51(3) |
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Article 51a |
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Article 35 |
Article 52 |
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Article 53(2) |
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Article 3(13) |
Article 53a |
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Article 40 |
Article 55 |
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Article 56(1) |
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Article 56(2) |
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Article 17(1), points (l), (m) and (n) |
Article 57 |
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Article 37 |
Article 57a |
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Article 38 |
Article 58 |
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Article 39 |
Article 59(1) |
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Article 9(7), point (a) |
Article 59(2) to (6), point (a) |
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Article 9(7), point (a) and Article 27 |
Article 59(6), points (b) and (c) |
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Article 9(7), points (b) and (c) |
Article 59(7) and (8) |
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Article 9(7), point (a) and Article 27 |
Article 59(9) |
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Article 27(9) |
Article 60 |
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Article 60a |
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Article 51 |
Article 61 |
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Article 17(2) |
Article 61a |
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Article 62 |
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Article 55 |
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Article 1(1) |
Article 22(1) |
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Article 1(2) |
Article 22(2) |
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Article 2(1), (2) and (3) |
Article 22(3), (4) and (5) |
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Article 3(1) |
Article 22(6) |
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Article 3(2) |
Article 2, point (10) |
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Article 4(1) |
Article 21 |
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Article 4(2) |
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Article 5 |
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Article 6(1) |
Article 23(2) |
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Article 6(2) |
Article 3(8) |
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Article 6(3) |
Article 3(9), second subparagraph, Article 3(10) and (11) |
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Article 6(4) |
Article 23(2) |
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Article 7(1) |
Article 23(3) |
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Article 7(2) |
Article 23(4) |
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Article 7(3) |
Article 23(3), introductory wording |
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Article 8 |
Article 23(5) |
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Article 9(1) |
Article 23(6) |
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Article 9(2) |
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Article 10 |
Article 23(7) |
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Article 11 |
Article 23(8) |
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Article 12(1) |
Article 22(7) |
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Article 12(2) |
Article 22(8) |
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Article 12(3) |
Article 22(9) |
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Article 13(1) and (2) |
Article 2, point (16) and Article 6(1), point (j) |
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Article 13(2a) |
Article 23(10) |
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Article 13(3) |
Article 23(9) |
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Article 15 |
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Article 16 |
Article 4 |
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Article 17(1) |
Article 24(1) |
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Article 17(2) |
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Article 18 |
Article 24(2) |
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Article 19 |
Article 24(3), points (a) to (e) |
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Article 20 |
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Article 21 |
Article 24(4) |
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Article 22 |
Article 24(5) |
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Article 23 |
Article 24(6) |
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Article 24 |
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Article 25(1) |
Article 6(1), point (b) |
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Article 25(2) |
Article 4(4) |
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Article 26(1) |
Article 24(7) |
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Article 26(2) |
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Article 26(3) |
Article 6(1), point (j) |
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Article 27 |
Article 24(8) |
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Article 28 |
Article 24(9) |
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Article 29(1) |
Article 24(10) |
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Article 29(2) |
Article 24(11) |
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Article 29(3) |
Article 24(12) |
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Article 29(4) |
Article 24(13) |
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Article 29(5) |
Article 24(14) |
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Article 30(1) |
Article 24(3), point (c) |
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Article 30(2) |
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Article 31 |
Article 24(3), point (f) |
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Article 32(1) and (2) |
Article 26 |
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Article 32(3) |
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Article 33 |
Article 27 |
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Article 34, introductory wording and Article 34(1), first sentence |
Article 16(1), point (a) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 34(1), second sentence |
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Article 34(2) |
Article 28(2), point (a) |
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Article 34(3), point (a) |
Article 28(2), point (b) |
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Article 34(3), point (b) |
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Article 34(4) |
Article 28(2), point (c) |
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Article 34(5) |
Article 28(2), point (d) |
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Article 34(6) |
Article 16(1), point (g) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 34(7) |
Article 16(1), point (d) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 34(7a) |
Article 17(1), point (p) |
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Article 34(7b) |
Article 17(1), point (r) |
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Article 34(8) |
Article 18(1), point (a) |
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Article 34(9), point (a) |
Article 17(1), point (e) |
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Article 34(9), point (b) |
Article 28(1), point (b) |
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Article 34(10) |
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Article 34(11) |
Article 17(1), point (f) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 34(12) and (13) |
Article 28(1), point (c) |
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Article 34(14) |
Article 16(1), point (c) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 17(1), point (c) |
Article 17(1), point (c) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 34(16) |
Article 18(1), point (b) and Article 28(1) |
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Article 35(1) |
Article 28(3) |
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Article 35(2) |
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Article 36(1) |
Article 19(1) and Article 29(1) |
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Article 36(2), point (a) |
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Article 36(2), points (b) and (c) |
Article 19(2), points (b) and (c) |
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Article 36(2), point (d) |
Article 29(2), point (a) |
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Article 36(2), point (e) |
Article 19(2), point (e) and Article 29(1) |
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Article 36(2), point (f) |
Article 29(2), point (b) |
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Article 36(3) |
Article 29(3) |
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Articles 36a |
Article 33(1), point (b) |
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Articles 36b |
Article 33(2) |
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Article 37(1) |
Article 34(1) and (2) |
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Article 37(2) |
Article 35 |
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Article 37(4) |
Article 35 |
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Article 38(1) |
Article 30(1), first subparagraph and Article 30(3), first subparagraph |
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Article 38(2) |
Article 30(1), second subparagraph |
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Article 38(3) |
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Article 38(4) |
Article 30(3), second subparagraph |
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Article 38(5) and (6) |
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Article 38(7) |
Article 40 |
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Article 38a |
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Article 39 |
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Article 40 |
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Article 41(1) |
Article 2, point (12) |
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Article 41(1a) |
Article 2, point (3) |
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Article 41(2) to (5) |
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Article 42 |
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Article 43 |
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Article 44 |
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Article 45 |
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Article 46 |
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Article 47 |
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Article 48 |
Article 51 |
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Article 49 |
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Article 50 |
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Article 50a |
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Article 51 |
Article 55 |