44The effectiveness of the system established by Article 177 of the EEC Treaty requires that the national courts have the widest possible powers to refer questions to the Court of Justice if they consider that a case pending before them raises issues requiring an interpretation or an appraisal of the validity of provisions of Community law whose determination is necessary for the resolution of the dispute brought before them.
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