48It should be recalled that, according to settled case-law, each Member State is bound to implement directives in a manner that fully meets the requirements of clarity and certainty in legal situations imposed by the Community legislature, in the interests of the persons concerned. To that end, the provisions of a directive must be implemented with unquestionable binding force and with the requisite specificity, precision and clarity (see, inter alia, Case C-354/99 Commission v Ireland [2001] ECR I-7657, paragraph 27). The provisions intended to transpose a directive must thus create a legal situation that is sufficiently clear, precise and transparent that individuals can ascertain the full extent of their rights and obligations and, where appropriate, rely on those rights before the national courts (see, inter alia, Case C-131/88 Commission v Germany [1991] ECR I-825, paragraph 6).
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