26However, as the Court has already held, the first sentence of Article 14(1)(a) of Directive 2003/96, in so far as it imposes on Member States the compulsory exemption of energy products used to generate electricity, provides a precise and unconditional obligation, with the result that it confers on individuals the right to rely directly on it before national courts (see, to that effect, judgment of 17 July 2008, Flughafen Köln/Bonn, C‑226/07, EU:C:2008:429, paragraphs 29 to 33).
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