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# Article 5

**Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1772 · binding on its addressees · dated 28 Jun 2021 [in force]**

*In force · Consolidated version of 23 December 2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02021D1772-20251223)*


