105In those circumstances, while it is true that the Member States enjoy a margin of discretion in relation to the grant of such exemptions and derogations to gas undertakings that meet the conditions laid down in Articles 36 and 49a of Directive 2009/73 respectively, they do not however have any discretion as regards the possibility of granting those exemptions or derogations to the appellant, which does not satisfy those conditions. Therefore, there is a direct link between the entry into force of the directive at issue and the imposition, by the latter, on the appellant of the obligations laid down by Directive 2009/73 referred to in paragraph 75 of this judgment.
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