34However, the need for a uniform application of EU law and the principle of equality require that 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 (judgment of 1 October 2019, Planet49, C‑673/17, EU:C:2019:801, paragraph 47 and the case-law cited). In addition, according to the settled case-law of the Court, when a provision of EU law is being interpreted, account must be taken not only of its wording and the objectives it pursues, but also of its context and the provisions of EU law as a whole (see, to that effect, judgments of 4 July 2019, Baltic Media Alliance, C‑622/17, EU:C:2019:566, paragraph 63, and of 8 July 2019, Commission v Belgium (Article 260(3) TFEU — High-speed networks), C‑543/17, EU:C:2019:573, paragraph 49).
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