Judgment_paragraph 20 · Cargill BV v Commission of the European Communities (C-248/89)

20While it must be acknowledged that any Community institution which establishes that a measure which it has just adopted is tainted with illegality has the right to withdraw it within a reasonable period, with retroactive effect, that right may be restricted by the need to fulfil the legitimate expectations of a beneficiary of the measure, who has been led to rely on the lawfulness thereof (see the judgment in Case 14/81 Alpha Steel v Commission [(1982] ECR 749).

Cargill BV v Commission of the European Communities (C-248/89)

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