32Fundamental rights include the general principle of equality and nondiscrimination. That principle precludes comparable situations from being treated in a different manner unless the difference in treatment is objectively justified (see, for example, Case C-189/01 Jippes and Others [2001] ECR I-5689, paragraph 129, and Case C-149/96 Portugal v Council [1999] ECR I-8395, paragraph 91).
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