56It is in principle compatible with EU law for a new rule of law to apply from the entry into force of the act introducing it (judgment of 7 November 2013 in Gemeinde Altrip and Others, C‑72/12, EU:C:2013:712 paragraph 22). Consequently, the principles of legal certainty and of the protection of legitimate expectations do not preclude, in principle, a Member State from being able to amend an old law with immediate effect, without laying down transitional arrangements.
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