C-323/17 - People Over Wind and Sweetman, preliminary ruling - Main contents
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| date | April 12, 2018 09:30 |
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| city | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| room | Grande Salle Palais - Niveau 2 |
| organisation | Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) i |
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