17Having regard to the case-law of the Court, it is necessary to examine the rules relating to the existence and operation of the monopoly with reference to Article 31 EC, which is specifically applicable to the exercise, by a domestic commercial monopoly, of its exclusive rights (see Case 91/75 Miritz [1976] ECR 217, paragraph 5; Case 120/78 REWE-Zentral [1979] ECR 649, Vassis de Dijon', paragraph 7; Case 91/78 Hansen [1979] ECR 935, paragraphs 9 and 10; Case C-387/93 Banchero [1995] ECR I-4663, paragraph 29; and Case C-189/95 Franzén [1997] ECR I-5909, paragraph 35).
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