258Lastly, as regards fifthly the complaint alleging misuse of powers, it should be remembered that a measure is only vitiated by misuse of powers if it appears, on the basis of objective, relevant and consistent evidence to have been taken with the exclusive or main purpose of achieving an end other than that stated or evading a procedure specifically prescribed by the Treaty for dealing with the circumstances of the case (Case 69/83 Lux v Court of Auditors [1984] ECR 2447, paragraph 30; Case C-331/88 Fedesa and Others [1990] ECR I-4023, paragraph 24; Case C-156/93 European Parliament v Commission [1995] ECR I-2019, paragraph 31; Case C-48/96 P Windpark Groothusen v Commission [1998] ECR I-2873, paragraph 52; and Case C-110/97 Netherlands v Council [2001] ECR I-8763, paragraph 137). Since none of the irregularities or errors alleged by the applicant, either in the context of this plea or in the other pleas of the action, in order to demonstrate the existence of an alleged misuse of powers is well-founded the complaint must be rejected. In any event, even if the alleged errors were genuine they would not constitute proof of misuse of powers.
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