(8)This Directive complements the rules set out in Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 4 . In order to ensure legal certainty, it should be clarified that in the event of conflict between the provisions of this Directive and those of that Directive, the provisions of this Directive, as lex specialis , should apply.
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- 4 Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and amending Council Directive 90/619/EEC and Directives 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC ( OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16 ). ↩