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Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 Article 23

Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 Article 23

Language regime

Article 23

Requests for assistance, including requests for notifications, and attached documents may be made in any language agreed between the requested and requesting authority. An accompanying translation into the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which the requested authority is established, shall be required only if the requested authority provides a justification explaining the need for translation.

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