Council Directive 2002/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve… Article 8
Council Directive 2002/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve… Article 8
Article 8
Costs covered by the Member State of the domicile or habitual residence
The Member State in which the legal aid applicant is domiciled or habitually resident shall provide legal aid, as referred to in Article 3(2), necessary to cover:
(a) costs relating to the assistance of a local lawyer or any other person entitled by the law to give legal advice, incurred in that Member State until the application for legal aid has been received, in accordance with this Directive, in the Member State where the court is sitting;
(b) the translation of the application and of the necessary supporting documents when the application is submitted to the authorities in that Member State.
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