28Finally, the choice of the most appropriate time to refer a question to the Court for a preliminary ruling lies within the exclusive jurisdiction of the national court (see, in particular, Joined Cases 36/80 and 71/80 Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association and Others [1981] ECR 735, paragraphs 5 to 8; Case 72/83 Campus Oil and Others [1984] ECR 2727, paragraph 10; Case C-66/96 Høj Pedersen and Others [1998] ECR I-7327, paragraphs 45 and 46, and Case C-236/98 JämO [2000] ECR I-2189, paragraphs 30 and 31).
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