29In that regard, it must be pointed out that the operative part of an act is indissociably linked to the statement of the reasons for it, so that, when it has to be interpreted, account must be taken of the reasons which led to its adoption (judgments of 27 June 2000, Commission v Portugal, C‑404/97, EU:C:2000:345, paragraph 41 and the case-law cited, and of 29 April 2004, Italy v Commission, C‑91/01, EU:C:2004:244, paragraph 49).
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