Judgment_paragraph 79 · Frank Steinhoff and Others v European Central Bank (T-107/17)

79Nevertheless, the Court has held that the principle of pacta sunt servanda constitutes a fundamental principle of any legal order (judgment of 16 June 1998, Racke, C‑162/96, EU:C:1998:293, paragraph 49). Thus, the principle of pacta sunt servanda is also a general principle of EU law applicable to contracts under which a contract that has been validly entered into is binding upon the parties (see, to that effect, Opinion of Advocate General Trstenjak in Dominguez, C‑282/10, EU:C:2011:559, point 96, and Opinion of Advocate General Kokott in Pujante Rivera, C‑422/14, EU:C:2015:544, point 55).