289It should be borne in mind that Article 114(3) TFEU, on which Regulation No 1107/2009 is notably based, provides that, in its proposals concerning, in particular, environmental protection, made on the basis of the approximation of legislation having as its object the establishment and functioning of the internal market, the Commission will take as a base a high level of protection, taking account in particular of any new development based on scientific facts. Furthermore, it has been held that that protection of the environment takes precedence over economic considerations, with the result that it may justify adverse economic consequences, even those which are substantial, for certain traders (see, to that effect, judgments of 9 September 2011, Dow AgroSciences and Others v Commission, T‑475/07, EU:T:2011:445, paragraph 143; of 6 September 2013, Sepro Europe v Commission, T‑483/11, not published, EU:T:2013:407, paragraph 85; and of 12 December 2014, Xeda International v Commission, T‑269/11, not published, EU:T:2014:1069, paragraph 138). It follows from those principles, which constitute the basis of the general protection goal of Regulation No 1107/2009 (see paragraphs 105 to 107 above), that, unless otherwise specified, the decisions which the Commission is required to take in the context of that regulation must always take account of the latest scientific and technical knowledge.
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