26However, the Member States must exercise their powers in that field in compliance with EU law and the national provisions which govern compensation for road traffic accidents may not deprive EU legislation of its effectiveness (see, to that effect, judgment of 23 October 2012, Marques Almeida, C‑300/10, EU:C:2012:656, paragraph 31 and the case-law cited).
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