175The Parliament adds that Mr Vainker fails to establish that he was forced to incintile legal costs claimed and that, in order to obtain their reimbursement, it is not sufficient to establish that an amount of GBP 8244.94 was effectively paid. It points out that, in so far as the costs are those of the proceedings before the Court of First Instance, if the applicant is successali in his application, those costs will be recoverable. As to the costs of previous legal advice or assistance, it is settled case-law that these are not recoverable costs (Case C-294/90 DEP British Aerospace v Commission [1994] ECR I-5423).
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