23In that connection, Article 31 of the Convention on the Law of Treaties, signed in Vienna on 23 May 1969, which codifies rules of general international law, states that a treaty must be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the ordinary meaning to be given to its terms in their context and in the light of its object and purpose (see, to that effect, in particular, Opinion 1/91 [1991] ECR I-6079, paragraph 14; Case C-312/91 Metalsa [1993] ECR I-3751, paragraph 12; Case C-416/96 Eddline El-Yassini [1999] ECR I-1209, paragraph 47, and Case C-268/99 Jany and Others [2001] ECR I-8615, paragraph 35).
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