265Furthermore, according to settled case-law, the right to rely on the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations extends to any individual who is in a situation in which it is clear that the Community authorities have, by giving him precise assurances, led him to entertain legitimate expectations (Joined Cases C-37/02 and C-38/02 Di Lenardo Adriano and Dilexport [2004] ECR I-6911, paragraph 70; Case T-203/96 Embassy Limousines & Services v Parliament [1998] ECR II-4239, paragraph 74; see also, to that effect, Bayer CropScience and Others v Commission, cited in paragraph 95 above, paragraph 153). Regardless of the form in which it is communicated, precise, unconditional and consistent information which comes from authorised and reliable sources constitutes such assurances (see, to that effect, Case C-82/98 P Kögler v Court of Justice [2000] ECR I-3855, paragraph 33). However, a person may not plead infringement of that principle unless he has been given precise assurances by the authorities (judgment of 24 November 2005 in Case C-506/03 Germany v Commission, not published in the ECR, paragraph 58, and judgment in Joined Cases C-182/03 and C-217/03 Belgium and Forum 187 v Commission [2006] ECR I-5479, paragraph 147). Moreover, only assurances which comply with the applicable rules may give rise to legitimate expectations (Case T-347/03 Branco v Commission [2005] ECR II-2555, paragraph 102; Case T-282/02 Cementbouw Handel & Industrie v Commission [2006] ECR II-319, paragraph 77; and Case T-334/07 Denka International v Commission [2009] ECR II-4205, paragraph 132).
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