41It should be borne in mind, in this regard, that it is clear from Article 38(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure and from the case‑law relating to that provision that an application must state the subject‑matter of the proceedings and a summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based, and that that statement must be sufficiently clear and precise to enable the defendant to prepare his defence and the Court to rule on the application. It follows that the essential points of law and of fact on which an action is based must be indicated coherently and intelligibly in the application itself and that the heads of claim must be set out unambiguously so that the Court does not rule ultra petita or indeed fail to rule on a complaint (see, inter alia, judgment of 12 February 2009 in Case C‑475/07 Commission v Poland, paragraph 43, and Case C-165/08 Commission v Poland [2009] ECR I-6843, paragraph 42).
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