28As is apparent from the very wording of Article 3(3)(a) of Directive 2009/28 and, in particular, the word ‘may’, Member States are not under any obligation, for the purpose of promoting the use of energy produced using renewable sources, to adopt support schemes. They have discretion as to the measures they consider appropriate for the purpose of reaching the mandatory national overall targets set in Article 3(1) and (2) of that directive, read in conjunction with Annex I thereto. That discretion means that Member States are free to adopt, alter or withdraw support schemes, provided that, inter alia, those targets are met (judgment of 11 July 2019, Agrenergy and Fusignano Due, C‑180/18, C‑286/18 and C‑287/18, EU:C:2019:605, paragraph 27).
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