79The Commission argues that the obligation to provide reasons is not absolute and that it is not required to respond to all the issues of fact and law raised by the persons concerned, but solely to take account of all the relevant factors of the case in question. Furthermore, an error in the statement of reasons does not always lead to annulment, provided that the remainder of the statement provides a sufficient basis for the adoption of the measure (Case 119/86 Spain v Council and Commission [1987] ECR 4121). In the present case, the Commission cannot be criticised for not providing the material necessary to substantiate facts which do not fall within the regulatory framework or to substantiate facts which it is not for the Commission, but for the Member State and the company receiving the aid, to prove. In any event, the Commission provided a full and detailed statement of its concerns in the decision to initiate and indicated there the matters in relation to which the Italian authorities and the applicant were to provide the necessary evidence, which they failed to do.
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