357It is settled case-law that the statement of reasons required by Article 190 of the Treaty must show clearly and unequivocally the reasoning of the Community authority which adopted the contested measure, so as to inform the persons concerned of the justification for the measure adopted and thus to enable them to defend their rights and the Community judicature to exercise its powers of review. However, the statement of the reasons on which regulations are based is not required to specify the often very numerous and complex matters of fact and law dealt with in the regulations, provided that they fall within the general scheme of the body of measures of which they form part (Case 203/85 Nicolet Instrument ν Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main-Flughafen [1986] ECR 2049, paragraph 10; Case 240/84 NTN Toyo Bearing and Others ν Counäl [1987] ECR 1809, paragraph 31; Case 255/84 Nachi Fujikoshi ν Council [1987] ECR 1861, paragraph 39; Joined Cases C-63/90 and C-67/90 Portugal and Spain ν Council [1992] ECR I-5073, paragraph 16; and Case C-353/92 Greece ν Council [1994] ECR I-3411, paragraph 19; Joined Cases T-466/93, T-469/93, T-473/93, T-474/93 and T-477/93 O'Dwyer and Others ν Council [1995] ECR II-2071, paragraph 67).
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