35However, as the Commission recalled, in essence, in its written observations, in the exercise of the power which the Member States have to implement Article 7(2) and (3) of Directive 2003/96, they must comply with the general principles of law which form part of the EU legal order, including, in particular, the principle of equal treatment (see, by analogy, judgments of 2 June 2016, Polihim-SS, C‑355/14, EU:C:2016:403, paragraph 59, and of 9 November 2017, AZ, C‑499/16, EU:C:2017:846, paragraphs 29 and 30).
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