49In accordance with the Court’s case-law, observance of the right to be heard is required even where the applicable legislation does not expressly provide for such a procedural requirement (see judgments in Sopropé, EU:C:2008:746, paragraph 38; M., EU:C:2012:744, paragraph 86; and G. and R., EU:C:2013:533, paragraph 32).
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