36In this regard, it must be recalled at the outset that, in accordance with the need for a uniform application of EU law and the principle of equality, the wording of a provision of EU law which makes no express reference to the law of the Member States for the purpose of determining its meaning and scope must normally be given an autonomous and uniform interpretation throughout the European Union, and that interpretation must take into account, inter alia, the context of that provision and the objective pursued by the rules of which it is part (see, to that effect, judgments of 28 July 2016, JZ, C‑294/16 PPU, EU:C:2016:610, paragraphs 35 to 37; of 26 July 2017, Ouhrami, C‑225/16, EU:C:2017:590, paragraph 38; and of 12 April 2018, A and S, C‑550/16, EU:C:2018:248, paragraph 41).
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