26It is appropriate to note that, in accordance with settled case-law, the procedure provided for by Article 267 TFEU is an instrument of cooperation between the Court of Justice and national courts by means of which the former provides the latter with interpretation of such Community law as is necessary for them to give judgment in cases upon which they are called to adjudicate (see judgment of 6 September 2016, Petruhhin , C‑182/15, EU:C:2016:630, paragraph 18 and the case-law cited).
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