30In that respect, according to recital 14 in the preamble to Regulation No 659/1999, for reasons of legal certainty the limitation period is designed to prevent the recovery of unlawful aid, which can no longer be ordered. The limitation period is therefore intended, in particular, to protect some of the interested parties, including the Member State concerned and the beneficiary of the aid.
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