164It is important to recall that, according to settled case-law, observance of the principle of equality requires that comparable situations must not be treated differently and that different situations must not be treated in the same way unless such treatment is objectively justified (judgment of 29 March 2012, Commission v Poland, C‑504/09 P, EU:C:2012:178, paragraph 62 and the case-law cited).
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