36Moreover, the Court has held that, since the NRAs are obliged, under Article 8(2) of the Framework Directive, to promote competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, electronic communications services and associated facilities and services by, inter alia, ensuring that there is no distortion or restriction of competition in the electronic communications sector, a strict interpretation of Article 4(1) of the Framework Directive to the effect that that provision confers a right of appeal only on persons to whom the decisions of the NRAs are addressed would be difficult to reconcile with the general objectives and regulatory principles resulting, for the NRAs, from Article 8 of that directive, and, in particular, with the objective of promoting competition (see, to that effect, judgment in Tele2 Telecommunication, EU:C:2008:103, paragraphs 37 and 38).
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