26However, it should be remembered that while, in proceedings under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, it is indeed incumbent upon the Commission, which has the burden of proving the allegation that the obligation has not been fulfilled, to place before the Court the information needed to enable the Court to establish that it has not been fulfilled, in doing which the Commission may not rely on any presumption, it is also for the Member States, under Article 10 EC, to facilitate the achievement of the Commissions tasks, which consist in particular, pursuant to Article 211 EC, in ensuring that the provisions of the EC Treaty and the measures taken by the institutions pursuant thereto are applied (see, inter alia, Case 96/81 Commission v Netherlands [1982] ECR 1791, paragraphs 6 and 7, and Case C-408/97 Commission v Netherlands [2000] ECR I-6417, paragraphs 15 and 16). It is for that reason that Article 15 of the Directive, like other directives, imposes upon the Member States an obligation to provide information.
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