72It should be borne in mind that, according to settled case-law, respect for the rights of the defence is, in all proceedings initiated against a person which are liable to culminate in an act adversely affecting that person, a fundamental principle of EU law which must be guaranteed, even in the absence of any rules governing the proceedings in question. That principle requires that the person concerned must be placed in a position in which he can effectively make known his views on any information against him which might be taken into account in the act to be adopted (see order of 12 May 2010, CPEM v Commission, C‑350/09 P, not published, EU:C:2010:267, paragraphs 75 and 76 and the case-law cited).
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