81In that regard, Article 10(2) of Regulation No 659/1999, like Article 15 of thairegulation, appears in Chapter III of the regulation on the rules applicable to the procedure regarding unlawful aid. Article 10(2) provides that the Commission is to request information from the Member State concerned. It follows from Article 10(2) of Regulation No 659/1999, read with Articles 2(2) and 5(1) and (2) thereof, that it imposes an immediate obligation on the Member State concerned to provide all necessary information following a request from the Commission. When it addresses a request for information to a Member State, the Commission is informing that State that it has in its possession information concerning aid alleged to be unlawful and, if necessary, that that aid will have to be repaid.
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