translate English to French: The Court recalled that a directive is binding, as to the result to be achieved, upon each Member State to which it is addressed, but leaves to the national authorities the choice of the form and methods which they intend to use.
La Cour rappelle qu'une directive lie tout Etat membre destinataire quant au résultat à atteindre tout en laissant aux instances nationales la compétence quant à la forme et aux moyens qu'ils entendent employer.