18In that connection, even if that court considered that the simplified regime were compulsory, the Court of Justice has consistently held that the procedure laid down in Article 267 TFEU is based on a clear separation of functions between national courts and tribunals and the Court of Justice, and the latter is empowered to rule only on the interpretation or the validity of the acts of the European Union referred to in that article. In that context, it is not for the Court to rule on the interpretation of national laws or regulations or to decide whether the referring court’s interpretation of them is correct (see, inter alia, Case C-220/05 Auroux and Others [2007] ECR I-385, paragraph 25 and case-law cited).
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