30Clearly, the issue of whether a measure is confirmatory does not even arise in cases where the content of the subsequent measure is different from that of the earlier measure. It should be pointed out, however, that purely drafting changes, which do not affect the substance of the content of the measure at issue, do not preclude that measure from being classified as confirmatory. Thus, in its judgment in Cyprus v Commission, cited in paragraph 27 above (paragraph 270), the Court ruled that ‘the expiry of the time-limit for bringing proceedings [had to] be invoked against the action for annulment brought against an amended provision not only where that provision reproduc[ed] that contained in the measure in relation to which the time-limit for bringing proceedings [had] expired, but also where, although the new drafting [was] different …, its substance [was] not affected’.
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