41It should be recalled at the outset that the Court has consistently held that the principle of equal treatment requires that comparable situations must not be treated differently and different situations must not be treated in the same way unless such treatment is objectively justified (judgments of 12 November 2014, Guardian Industries and Guardian Europe v Commission, C‑580/12 P, EU:C:2014:2363, paragraph 51, and of 4 May 2016, Pillbox 38, C‑477/14, EU:C:2016:324, paragraph 35).
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