57Next, as regards the complaint concerning the General Court’s alleged disregard for the precautionary principle, it should be noted that, in accordance with that principle, as interpreted by the Court’s case-law, where there is uncertainty as to the existence or extent of risks to human health, protective measures may be taken without having to wait until the reality and seriousness of those risks become fully apparent (see Case C-236/01 Monsanto Agricoltura Italia and Others [2003] ECR I-8105, paragraph 111; to that effect, Case C-132/03 Codacons and Federconsumatori [2005] ECR I-4167, paragraph 61; and Case C-504/04 Agrarproduktion Staebelow [2006] ECR I-679, paragraph 39).
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