169First, it should be borne in mind that the the removal of unlawful State aid by means of recovery is the logical consequence of a finding that it is unlawful. The aim of obliging the State concerned to abolish aid found by the Commission to be incompatible with the common market is to restore the previous situation (see Joined Cases T-116/01 and T-118/01P & O European Ferries (Vizcaya) and Diputación Foral de Vizcaya v Commission [2003] ECR II-2957, paragraph 223 and the case-law cited), causing the recipient to forfeit the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors (see Case C-310/99Italy v Commission [2002] ECR I-2289, paragraph 99, and Case C-277/00Germany v Commission [2004] ECR I-3925, paragraph 75 and the case-law cited).