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Member States shall take necessary measures, including with regard to funding, to ensure that: there is an effective legal aid system that is of an adequate quality; and legal aid services are of a quality adequate to safeguard the fairness of the proceedings, with due respect for the independence of the legal profession.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.