46According to settled case-law, a purely literal interpretation of one or more language versions of a multilingual text of European Union law, to the exclusion of the others, cannot, however, prevail since the uniform application of European Union rules requires that they be interpreted, inter alia, in the light of the versions drawn up in all the languages (see, to that effect, Jany and Others, C‑268/99, EU:C:2001:616, paragraph 47 and the case-law cited, and Commission v Spain, C‑189/11, EU:C:2013:587, paragraph 56 and the case-law cited). Where there is divergence between the language versions of a European Union text, the provision in question must be interpreted by reference to the general scheme and purpose of the rules of which it forms part (see, to that effect, ZVK, C‑300/05, EU:C:2006:735, paragraph 16 and the case-law cited; Haasová, C‑22/12, EU:C:2013:692, paragraph 48; and Drozdovs, C‑277/12, EU:C:2013:685, paragraph 39).
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