Judgment_paragraph 35 · Geoffrey Léger v Ministre des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes and Etablissement français du sang (C-528/13)

35According to the settled case-law of the Court, the wording used in one language version of a provision of EU 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. Provisions of EU law must be interpreted and applied uniformly in the light of the versions existing in all EU languages. Where there is divergence between the various language versions of an EU legislative text, the provision in question must be interpreted by reference to the purpose and general scheme of the rules of which it forms part (judgments in Cricket St Thomas, C‑372/88, EU:C:1990:140, paragraphs 18 and 19; Kurcums Metal, C‑558/11, EU:C:2012:721, paragraph 48; and Ivansson and Others, C‑307/13, EU:C:2014:2058, paragraph 40).