93When the Commission decides to initiate the formal procedure, it is for the Member State and the potential recipient of the aid to put forward the arguments whereby they seek to show that the planned aid corresponds to the exceptions provided for in application of the Treaty, since the object of the formal procedure is specifically to ensure that the Commission is fully informed of all the facts of the case (see, to that effect, Germany v Commission, cited above, paragraph 13).
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