8It is appropriate at the outset to note that the Court may of its own motion examine whether the conditions laid down in Article 226 EC for bringing an action for failure to fulfil obligations are satisfied (see, inter alia, Case C-362/90 Commission v Italy [1992] ECR I-2353, paragraph 8; Case C-525/03 Commission v Italy [2005] ECR I-9405, paragraph 8; and Case C-98/04 Commission v United Kingdom [2006] ECR I-4003, paragraph 16).
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