28It is also settled case-law that, in proceedings under Article 267 TFEU, which are based on a clear separation of functions between the national courts and the Court of Justice, the national court alone has jurisdiction to interpret and apply national law, while the Court of Justice is empowered only to give rulings on the interpretation or the validity of an EU provision on the basis of the facts which the national court puts before it (judgment of 31 March 2022, Lombard Lízing, C‑472/20, EU:C:2022:242, paragraph 29 and the case-law cited).
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