I sin dom i sagen Forum 187 [137] fastslog Domstolen, at »retten til at påberåbe sig princippet om beskyttelse af den berettigede forventning gælder for enhver retsundergiven med begrundede forventninger, som en fællesskabsinstitution har givet anledning til.
In its judgment in the Forum 187 case [137], the Court of Justice held that ‘the right to rely on the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations extends to any person in a situation where a Community authority has caused him to entertain expectations which are justified.