39Among the rights guaranteed by EU law is respect for the rights of the defence, which, according to a consistent body of case-law, is a general principle of EU law which applies where the authorities are minded to adopt a measure which will adversely affect an individual. In accordance with that principle, the addressees of decisions which significantly affect their interests must be placed in a position in which they can effectively make known their views as regards the information on which the authorities intend to base their decision. The authorities of the Member States are subject to that obligation when they take decisions which come within the scope of EU law, even though the EU law applicable does not expressly provide for such a procedural requirement (judgments of 18 December 2008, Sopropé, C‑349/07, EU:C:2008:746, paragraphs 36 to 38, and of 22 October 2013, Sabou, C‑276/12, EU:C:2013:678, paragraph 38).
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