7As regards the Italian Government's argument that the directive is actually a convention drawn up in this special form, it need only be recalled that the Court has already said in its judgment of 18 February 1970 (Case 38/79, Commission v Italy [1970] ECR 47) that a measure which has the features of a decision when viewed in the light of its objective and the institutional framework within which it has been drawn up, cannot be described as an “international agreement”. The same considerations apply where a Council directive is concerned.
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