94It should be noted that, according to settled case-law, the misuse of powers is the adoption by an institution of a measure with the exclusive or main purpose of achieving an end other than that stated or evading a procedure specifically prescribed by the Treaty for dealing with the circumstances of the case (judgments in United Kingdom v Council, C‑84/94, EU:C:1996:431, paragraph 69; in Windpark Groothusen v Commission, C‑48/96 P, EU:C:1998:223, paragraph 52, and Swedish Match, C‑210/03, EU:C:2004:802, paragraph 75).
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