36Furthermore, Article 12 EC is the basis for the principle of equal treatment of Community nationals; the principle does not as a rule apply to nationals of third countries (Case 223/86 Pesca Valentia [1988] ECR 83, paragraph 18; Joined Cases C-64/96 and C-65/96 Lecker and Jacquet [1997] ECR I-3171, paragraph 16).
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