34Furthermore, although the main proceedings are between a public authority and an individual, it is important to bear in mind that the Court has held that a Member State may, in principle, impose on individuals an interpretation of national law in keeping with the Directive (Case 80/86 Kolpinghuis Nijmegen [1987] ECR 3969, paragraphs 12 to 14, and Case C-321/05 Kofoed [2007] ECR I-5795, paragraph 45).
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