44In addition, an applicant has an interest in seeking the annulment of an act which directly affects him in order to obtain a finding, by the European Union judicature, that an unlawful act has been committed against him, so that such a finding can then be the basis for any action for damages aimed at properly restoring the damage caused by the contested act (France and Others v Commission, C‑68/94 and C‑30/95, ECR, EU:C:1998:148, paragraph 74, and Shanghai Excell M&E Enterprise and Shanghai Adeptech Precision v Council, T‑299/05, ECR, EU:T:2009:72, paragraphs 53 to 55).
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