19First of all, it should be noted that, under Article 267 TFEU, which is based on a clear separation of functions between the national courts and the Court, the latter is empowered only to give rulings on the interpretation or the validity of a European Union provision on the basis of the facts which the national court puts before it (see, to that effect, inter alia, Case C-226/08 Stadt Papenburg [2010] ECR I-131, paragraph 23 and the case-law cited). Likewise, it falls exclusively to the referring court to interpret national legislation (see, inter alia, Case C‑416/10 Križan and Others [2013] ECR, paragraph 58 and the case-law cited).
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