62That principle thus, inter alia, imposes a duty on any national court called upon within the exercise of its jurisdiction to apply provisions of EU law to give full effect to the requirements of EU law in the dispute brought before it by disapplying, as required, of its own motion, any national rule or practice that is contrary to a provision of EU law with direct effect, without it having to request or await the prior setting aside of that national rule or practice by legislative or other constitutional means (see, to that effect, judgment of 22 February 2022, RS (Effect of the decisions of a constitutional court) C‑430/21, EU:C:2022:99, paragraph 53 and the case-law cited). Compliance with that obligation is necessary, inter alia, in order to ensure respect for the equality of Member States before the Treaties and constitutes an expression of the principle of sincere cooperation set out in Article 4(3) TEU (see, to that effect, judgment of 22 February 2022, RS (Effect of the decisions of a constitutional court), C‑430/21, EU:C:2022:99, paragraph 55 and the case-law cited).
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