69It should be noted that, according to the Court’s settled case-law, an application for annulment may retain an interest as a basis for a possible action for damages (see, to that effect, judgments in Könecke Fleischwarenfabrik v Commission, 76/79, EU:C:1980:68, paragraph 9; France and Others v Commission, C‑68/94 and C‑30/95, EU:C:1998:148, point 74; orders in Lech-Stahlwerke v Commission, C‑111/99 P, EU:C:2001:58, paragraphs 19 and 20; Commission v Provincia di Imperia, C‑183/08 P, EU:C:2009:136, paragraph 30; and judgment in Abdulrahim v Council and Commission, C‑239/12 P, EU:C:2013:331, paragraph 64).
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