38In so far as the applicants argue that their rights of defence and their right to be heard have been infringed, it must be borne in mind that respect for the rights of the defence is a fundamental principle of EU law, of which the right to be heard is inherent (see, to that effect, judgments of 12 February 1992 in Netherlands and Others v Commission, C‑48/90 and C‑66/90, ECR, EU:C:1992:63, paragraph 44; of 29 June 1994 in Fiskano v Commission, C‑135/92, ECR, EU:C:1994:267 paragraph 39; of 24 October 1996 in Commission v Lisrestal and Others, C‑32/95 P, ECR, EU:C:1996:402, paragraph 21; of 22 November 2012 in M., C‑277/11, ECR, EU:C:2012:744, paragraph 82; and of 18 July 2013 in Commission and Others v Kadi, C‑584/10 P, C‑593/10 P and C‑595/10 P, ECR, EU:C:2013:518, paragraph 98) which applies to any person (see, to that effect, judgment of 18 December 2008 in Sopropé, C‑349/07, ECR, EU:C:2008:746, paragraph 36).
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