14The plea in law alleging misuse of powers and infringement of the principles of proportionality, legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations was also rejected in its entirety by the General Court. As regards the complaint that the Commission was subjecting the appellant’s charges to double regulation, thereby infringing the principles of proportionality and legal certainty, the General Court stated, in particular, in paragraph 265 of the judgment under appeal:‘While it is not inconceivable that the German authorities also infringed Community law – particularly the provisions of [Commission Directive 90/388/EEC of 28 June 1990 on competition in the markets for telecommunications services (OJ 1990 L 192, p. 10)], as amended by [Commission Directive 96/19/EC of 13 March 1996 (OJ 1996 L 74, p. 13)] – by opting for a gradual rebalancing of connection and call charges, such a failure to act, if it were to be established, would not remove the scope which the applicant had to reduce the margin squeeze.’
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