70Having regard to the importance for the proper functioning of the common market of compliance with the procedure for prior review of planned State aid, national courts must in principle allow an application for repayment of aid paid in breach of Article 93(3) of the Treaty. However, as the Advocate General has pointed out in paragraphs 73 to 77 of his Opinion, there may be exceptional circumstances in which it would be inappropriate to order repayment of the aid.
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