33In that respect it is necessary to state as a preliminary point that, according to well-established case-law, the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations is one of the fundamental principles of the Community (see, in particular, Case 112/80 Dürbeck [1981] ECR 1095, paragraph 48). It also follows from the case-law that any individual is entitled to rely on that principle in a situation where the Community authorities, by giving him precise assurances, have caused him to entertain legitimate expectations (see Case 111/86 Delauche v Commission [1987] ECR 5345, paragraph 24; Case C-82/98 P Kögler v Court of Justice [2000] ECR I-3855, paragraph 33; and Joined Cases C-182/03 and C-217/03 Belgium and Forum 187 v Commission [2006] ECR I-5479, paragraph 147). The assurances given must, moreover, comply with the relevant rules (see, to that effect, Case 228/84 Pauvert v Court of Auditors [1985] ECR 1969, paragraphs 14 and 15, and Case 162/84 Vlachou v Court of Auditors [1986] ECR 481, paragraph 6).
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