95As regards the argument regarding breach of the principle of protection of legitimate expectations, the General Court did not err in law in recalling in paragraph 174 of the judgment under appeal the case-law according to which the right to rely on that principle extends to any person in a situation where an EU institution has caused him to entertain expectations which are justified by precise assurances provided to him. However, if a prudent and alert economic operator could have foreseen the adoption of an EU measure likely to affect his interests, he cannot plead that principle if the measure is adopted (in addition to the case-law cited in paragraph 174 of the judgment under appeal, see judgment in Alcoa Trasformazioni v Commission, C‑194/09 P, EU:C:2011:497, paragraph 71).
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