106Consequently, the applicants submit, their rights of defence were infringed in that they were not given a chance to comment upon or challenge the reasons for which the Commission based its decision on Regulations No 17, No 1017/68 and No 4056/86. It is clear from case-law that the statement of objections must contain not only the principal points of fact but also the principal points of law upon which it is based and which are necessary in order for the reasoning which led the Commission to its decision to be understood (Case 24/62 Germany v Commission [1963] ECR 129 and Case 41/69 ACF Cbemiefarma v Commission [1970] ECR 661).
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