166Where the Commission has adduced sufficient evidence to show that a Member State’s authorities have developed a repeated and persistent practice which is contrary to the provisions of a directive, it is incumbent on that Member State to challenge in substance and in detail the information produced and the consequences flowing therefrom (judgment of 26 April 2005, Commission v Ireland, C‑494/01, EU:C:2005:250, paragraph 47).
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