50Furthermore, the Court has already stated that the recovery of amounts unduly paid cannot be carried out except in accordance with the principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations (see, to that effect, judgment in Vereniging Nationaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening and Others, EU:C:2008:165, paragraph 53).
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