47With regard to the argument that the Commission was slow to take the measures necessary for the attainment of the objectives of Directive 2008/50, it must be found that this is not capable of exonerating the French Republic from failure to fulfil its obligations under Article 13(1) of that directive, read in conjunction with Annex XI thereto.
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