8It should be noted at the outset that the Court may consider of its own motion whether the conditions laid down in Article 226 EC for an action for failure to fulfil obligations to be brought are satisfied (Case C-362/90 Commission v Italy [1992] ECR I-2353, paragraph 8).
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