227Lastly, according to the case-law, the conditions established in the case-law as to the existence of precise, unconditional and consistent assurances to establish the existence of legitimate expectations relate only to the situation in which an individual finds him or herself when a measure is applied to him or her with immediate, and not retroactive, effect (see, to that effect, judgment of 10 November 2010, OHIM v Simões Dos Santos, T‑260/09 P, EU:T:2010:461, paragraph 64). That is justified by the fact that, since the retroactivity of an EU measure is permitted only exceptionally, an individual cannot be required to adduce evidence of having received assurances that his or her legal situation will not be altered retroactively.
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