55It must be borne in mind in that regard that the purpose of that provision is to permit the Member States to respect the rights which third States derive, in accordance with international law, from those earlier agreements (Opinion 2/15 (EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement) of 16 May 2017, EU:C:2017:376, paragraph 254 and the case-law cited).
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