55In the third place, to the same effect, the first sentence of Article 5(5) of Directive 2008/104 imposes two separate obligations on Member States, namely to take appropriate measures with a view to preventing, first, misuse of the derogations from the principle of equal treatment permitted under Article 5 itself and, secondly, successive assignments designed to circumvent the provisions of Directive 2008/104 as a whole.
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