85As the Advocate General stated in point 84 of his Opinion, in a European Union based on the rule of law, acts of the institutions enjoy a presumption of lawfulness. Since Decision 2014/699 had been adopted, the Federal Republic of Germany was bound to comply with and implement it (see, to that effect, judgment of 20 September 2007, Commission v Spain, C‑177/06, EU:C:2007:538, paragraphs 36 and 38).
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