46First, the mere fact that discontinuance of adjustment of deductions has a social purpose, if such could be established, does not suffice to exclude the measure at issue outright from classification as aid within the meaning of Article 92 of the Treaty. Article 92(1) does not distinguish between measures of State intervention by reference to their causes or their aims but defines them in relation to their effects (Case C-159/01 Netherlands ν Commission [2004] ECR I-4461, paragraph 51, and the case-law cited).
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