362Finally, in so far as the Republic of Poland, supported by Hungary, submits that breaches which have been determined of the principles of the rule of law are liable to prove to be systematic in nature, such that they also affect areas other than those relevant to the sound financial management of the Union budget or to the protection of its financial interests, it has been pointed out in paragraphs 267 to 270 above that, where such a breach is also liable to affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the Union budget or the protection of the financial interests of the Union, the Union cannot be criticised for implementing the means necessary to protect that sound management and those financial interests.
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