25It should be recalled, however, that new rules apply immediately to the future effects of a situation which arose under the old rules (Case 270/84 Licata v CES [1986] ECR 2305, paragraph 31, and Pokrzeptowicz-Meyer, paragraph 50). The Court has also ruled that, from the date of accession, the provisions of the original Treaties are to be binding on the new Member States and are to apply in those States under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and in the relevant Act of Accession (see Case C-122/96 Saldanha and MTS [1997] ECR I-5352, paragraph 13).
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