73It follows from the very wording of Article 4 of Directive 1999/37, which provides that a registration certificate issued by a Member State in accordance with the model set out in the annex to that directive ‘shall be recognised’ by the other Member States for the re-registration of the vehicle in another Member State, that that provision does not leave any discretion to the Member States as regards compliance with the principle of recognition of vehicle registration certificates.
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