49The Court observes, however, that, contrary to the argument put forward by the Italian Republic, the operative part of an act is indissociably linked to the statement of reasons for it, so that, when it has to be interpreted, account must be taken of the reasons which led to its adoption (see Case C-355/95 P TWD v Commission [1997] ECR I-2549, paragraph 21).
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