33Since the existence of the Kingdom of Sweden’s failure, alleged by the Commission, to fulfil its obligations depends on the interpretation to be made of Article 11 of the VAT Directive, on which the parties have stated divergent views, it must be borne in mind at the outset that, in determining the scope of a provision of European Union law, its wording, context and objectives must all be taken into account. Furthermore, it follows from the need for uniform application of European Union law and from the principle of equality that the terms of a provision of European Union law which makes no express reference to the law of the Member States for the purpose of determining its meaning and scope must normally be given an autonomous and uniform interpretation throughout the European Union (Case C-174/08 NCC Construction Danmark [2009] ECR I-10567, paragraphs 23 and 24).
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