47It is true that the privileges and immunities which Protocol No 7 grants to the European Union have a functional character, inasmuch as they are intended to avoid any interference with the functioning and independence of the European Union, which means, in particular, that the privileges, immunities and facilities accorded to officials and other servants of the European Union are accorded solely in the interests of the European Union (order of 13 July 1990, Zwartveld and Others, C‑2/88-IMM, EU:C:1990:315, paragraphs 19 and 20).
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