49It should be noted at the outset that, even though the Italian Republic has not put forward a plea that this action is inadmissible, the Court may of its own motion examine whether the conditions laid down in Article 258 TFEU for bringing an action for failure to fulfil obligations are satisfied (see, inter alia, Case C-362/90 Commission v Italy [1992] ECR I-2353, paragraph 8; judgment of 26 January 2012 in Case C-185/11 Commission v Slovenia, paragraph 28; and Case C-34/11 Commission v Portugal [2012] ECR, paragraph 42).
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