22It is settled case-law that the wording used in one language version of a provision of European Union law cannot serve as the sole basis for the interpretation of that provision, or be made to override the other language versions in that regard. Such an approach would be incompatible with the requirement of the uniform application of European Union law. Where there is a divergence between the various language versions, the provision in question must then be interpreted by reference to the purpose and general scheme of the rules of which it forms part (see Case C-149/97 Institute of the Motor Industry [1998] ECR I-7053, paragraph 16, and Case C-451/08 Helmut Müller [2010] ECR I-2673, paragraph 38).
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