80It should be borne in mind that the fact that proceedings have been brought before a national court to challenge the decision of a competent authority which is the subject of an action for failure to fulfil obligations and the decision of that court cannot affect the admissibility of the action for failure to fulfil obligations brought by the Commission. The existence of the remedies available through the national courts cannot prejudice the bringing of an action under Article 226 EC, since the two procedures have different objectives and effects (see, to that effect, Case 31/69 Commission v Italy [1970] ECR 25, paragraph 9; Case 85/85 Commission v Belgium [1986] ECR 1149, paragraph 24; Case C-87/02 Commission v Italy [2004] ECR I-5975, paragraph 39; and Case C-508/03 Commission v United Kingdom [2006] ECR I-3969, paragraph 71).
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