33It must be stated first of all that the contested regulation was adopted on the basis of Regulation No 994/98 and that, pursuant to Article 249 EC, it is binding and of general application. The guidelines and the multisectoral framework, on the contrary, have no legal basis either in the Treaty or in any legal act adopted under it. It follows that in the event of any overlap, the provisions of the contested regulation take precedence over those of the guidelines or the multisectoral framework (see, with regard to the scope of guidelines as compared with Treaty provisions, Case C-288/96 Germany v Commission [2000] ECR I-8237, paragraph 62, and Case C-310/99 Italy v Commission [2002] ECR I-2289, paragraph 52).
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