25In that regard, it should be recalled that the object of an administrative remedy, whether optional or not, is to enable and encourage the amicable settlement of differences arising between the person concerned and the administration in order to avoid litigation (see, by analogy, judgments of 23 January 1986, Rasmussen v Commission, 173/84, EU:C:1986:29, paragraph 12, and of 7 May 1986, Rihoux and Others v Commission, 52/85, EU:C:1986:199, paragraph 12 and the case-law cited), as the Advocate General noted in points 35 and 36 of his Opinion.
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