24In addition, the mere fact that the Court is called upon to give a decision in abstract and general terms cannot have the effect of rendering a reference for a preliminary ruling inadmissible. It is one of the essential characteristics of the system of judicial cooperation established under Article 234 EC that the Court replies in rather abstract and general terms to a question on the interpretation of Community law referred to it, while it is for the referring court to give a ruling in the dispute before it, taking into account the Courts reply.
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