19That obligation to state specific reasons is a fundamental requirement, designed not merely to show that the request for information is justified but also to enable the undertakings concerned to assess the scope of their duty to cooperate whilst at the same time safeguarding their rights of defence (see, by analogy, with respect to inspection decisions, judgments in Dow Chemical Ibérica and Others v Commission, 97/87 to 99/87, EU:C:1989:380, paragraph 26; Roquette Frères, C‑94/00, EU:C:2002:603, paragraph 47; Nexans and Nexans France v Commission, C‑37/13 P, EU:C:2014:2030, paragraph 34; and Deutsche Bahn and Others v Commission, C‑583/13 P, EU:C:2015:404, paragraph 56).
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