Judgment_paragraph 47 · GM v Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság and Others (C-159/21)

47Since that requirement necessarily supposes that that addressee be afforded, if necessary though an adviser, a concrete possibility to be aware of the evidence on which the authorities intend to base their decision, respect for the rights of the defence has as a corollary the right of access to the file during the administrative procedure (see, to that effect, judgment of 16 October 2019, Glencore Agriculture Hungary, C‑189/18, EU:C:2019:861, paragraphs 51 to 53 and the case-law cited).