Judgment_paragraph 65 · Vereniging voor Energie, Milieu en Water and Others v Directeur van de Dienst uitvoering en toezicht energie (C-17/03)

65Article 3(3) of the Directive allows Member States to derogate, under certain conditions, from Articles 5, 6, 17, 18 and 21 of the Directive. It does not apply to Article 7 or to Article 16 of the Directive. Article 3(3) of the Directive cannot therefore be relied on to justify a derogation from Articles 7(5) and 16 thereof.