42As regards, thirdly, the argument concerning the interpretation of the second paragraph of Article 3 of the Protocol in the light of the aims of that article, it should be recalled that the fiscal immunity necessary for the performance of its tasks, which the Community enjoys on the basis of Article 291 EC, is granted ‘under the conditions laid down in the Protocol’. An interpretation in the light of the context and aims of a provision cannot have the result of depriving the clear and precise wording of that provision of all effectiveness (see to that effect, as regards the privileges and immunities of the European Central Bank, Case C-220/03 ECB v Germany [2005] ECR I-10595, paragraph 31).
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