23On that basis, it is settled case-law of the Court that Article 119 of the EC Treaty produces direct effects by creating rights for individuals which the national courts are responsible for safeguarding (see, to that effect, judgment of 8 April 1976, Defrenne, 43/75, EU:C:1976:56, paragraph 24, and of 28 September 1994, van den Akker, C‑28/93, EU:C:1994:351, paragraph 21).
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