48As the Court has already held in Case C-44/93 Namur-Les Assurances du Crédit v OND [1994] ECR I-3829, at paragraph 13 of the judgment, it is clear from both the terms and purposes of Article 93 that aid which existed before the entry into force of the Treaty and aid which could be properly put into effect under the conditions laid down in Article 93(3) of the Treaty, including aid arising from the interpretation of that article given by the Court in its judgment in Case 120/73 Lorenz v Germany [1973] ECR 1471, paragraphs 4 to 6, is to be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Article 93(1), whereas measures to grant or alter aid, where the alterations may relate to existing aid or initial plans notified to the Commission, must be regarded as new aid subject to the obligation of notification laid down by Article 93(3).
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