79Even in the absence of harmonisation of the criminal laws of the Member States, the need for uniform application of EU law requires, according to settled case-law, that a provision which does not make reference to the law of the Member States must be given an autonomous and uniform interpretation throughout the European Union, having regard to the context of the provision of which it forms part and the objective pursued (see, to that effect, Case C‑436/04 van Esbroeck EU:C:2006:165, paragraph 35, Case C‑261/09 Mantello EU:C:2010:683, paragraph 38, and Case C‑60/12 Baláž EU:C:2013:733, point 26).
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