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2011/853/EU: Council Decision of 29 November 2011 on the… Article 4

2011/853/EU: Council Decision of 29 November 2011 on the… Article 4

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Article 4

It shall be unlawful to carry out one of the following activities on the territory of a Party: (a) the manufacture or production of illicit devices for commercial purposes; (b) the importation of illicit devices for commercial purposes; (c) the distribution of illicit devices for commercial purposes; (d) the sale or rental of illicit devices for commercial purposes; (e) the possession of illicit devices for commercial purposes; (f) the installation, maintenance or replacement of illicit devices for commercial purposes; (g) the commercial promotion, marketing or advertising of illicit devices. Each Party may, at any time, in a declaration addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, declare that it will also make unlawful other activities than those referred to in the first paragraph of this Article.

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