80Nor can an economic operator claim an acquired right or even a legitimate expectation that an existing situation which is capable of being altered by decisions taken by the Community institutions within the limits of their discretionary power will be maintained (Case 52/81 Faust v Commission [1982] ECR 3745, paragraph 27), especially if the existing situation is contrary to the rules of the common market.
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