35In addition, in accordance with a general principle of interpretation, an EU act must be interpreted, as far as possible, in such a way as not to affect its validity and in conformity with EU primary law as a whole and, in particular, with the provisions of the Charter. Thus, where a provision of secondary EU legislation is open to more than one interpretation, preference should be given to the interpretation which renders the provision consistent with EU primary law rather than to the interpretation which leads to its being incompatible with EU primary law (judgment of 21 June 2022, Ligue des droits humains, C‑817/19, EU:C:2022:491, paragraph 86 and the case-law cited).
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