69Nor can the principle of legal certainty, which requires that legal rules be clear and precise, and aims to ensure that situations and legal relationships governed by Community law remain foreseeable (Case C-63/93 Duff and Others [1996] ECR I-569, paragraph 20), be regarded as having been infringed by the contested decision, since the legislation applicable at the relevant time provided that the Commission may reduce the financial assistance in the event of proven irregularity.
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