58Thus, aside from the fact that that option is not applicable during the administrative procedure, respect for the rights of the defence does not mean that the court having jurisdiction has available to it all relevant information in order to make its decision, but rather that the person concerned, where appropriate through an adviser, may defend his or her own interests by expressing his or her point of view on that information.
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