The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP)

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The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). / Dionigi, Maja Klueger; Rasmussen, Anne.

Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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Dionigi, MK & Rasmussen, A 2019, The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). in Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1044

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Dionigi, M. K., & Rasmussen, A. (2019). The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). In Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1044

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Dionigi MK, Rasmussen A. The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). In Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics. Oxford University Press. 2019 https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1044

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Dionigi, Maja Klueger ; Rasmussen, Anne. / The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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