40In that respect, the Court has recognised that an applicant’s interest in bringing proceedings does not necessarily disappear by reason of the fact that the act contested by him or her has ceased to have effect in the course of the proceedings (judgment of 28 May 2013, Abdulrahim v Council and Commission, C‑239/12 P, EU:C:2013:331, paragraph 62). An applicant may retain an interest in obtaining a declaration that the act in question is unlawful for the period during which it was applicable and had effect, and such a declaration continues to be at least of interest as a basis for a possible action for damages (judgments of 27 June 2013, Xeda International and Pace International v Commission, C‑149/12 P, not published, EU:C:2013:433, paragraph 32, and of 17 September 2015, Mory and Others v Commission, C‑33/14 P, EU:C:2015:609, paragraph 69 and the case-law cited).
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