310A difference in treatment of comparable situations is justified if it is based on an objective and reasonable criterion, that is, if the difference relates to a legally permitted aim pursued by the legislation in question, and it is proportionate to the aim pursued by the treatment (judgments of 16 December 2008, Arcelor Atlantique et Lorraine and Others, C‑127/07, EU:C:2008:728, paragraph 47, and of 27 January 2022, Fondul Proprietatea, C‑179/20, EU:C:2022:58, paragraph 72 and the case-law cited).
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