48As regards the interpretation of the concept of ‘Member State of registration’, within the meaning of the second indent of Article 2(d) of Second Directive 88/357, in accordance with settled case-law, it follows from the need for uniform application of EU law and from the principle of equality that the terms of a provision of EU law which makes no express reference to the law of the Member States for the purpose of determining its meaning and scope must normally be given an independent and uniform interpretation throughout the European Union, having regard not only to the wording of that provision but also to the context of the provision and the objective pursued by the legislation of which it forms part (see, to that effect, inter alia, judgments of 21 February 2013, RVS Levensverzekeringen, C‑243/11, EU:C:2013:85, paragraph 23, and of 19 December 2013, Fish Legal and Shirley, C‑279/12, EU:C:2013:853, paragraph 42 and the case-law cited). The legislative history of a provision of EU law might also, as stated, in particular, by the European Commission, be of relevance to its interpretation (judgment of 25 June 2020, A and Others (Wind turbines at Aalter and Nevele), C‑24/19, EU:C:2020:503, paragraph 37 and the case-law cited).
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