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In the presence of other EU legislation, both Regulations apply first and foremost, a) on the basis of being directly applicable i.e. national authorities and economic operators must apply the provisions of these Regulations as such (most of the other legislation is contained in directives) and b) on the basis of the lex specialis rule i.e. whenever a matter is regulated by two rules, the more specific one should be applied first.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.