76In that regard, it must be borne in mind that it follows from the case-law that it is not necessary, in order for the conditions for the application of Article 106(2) TFEU to be fulfilled, that the financial balance or economic viability of the undertaking entrusted with the operation of a service of general economic interest should be threatened. It is sufficient that, in the absence of the exclusive rights at issue, it would not be possible for the undertaking to perform the particular tasks entrusted to it, defined by reference to the obligations and constraints to which it is subject, or that maintenance of those rights is necessary to enable the holder thereof to perform tasks of general economic interest which have been assigned to it under economically acceptable conditions (see, to that effect, Albany, paragraph 107; Brentjens’, paragraph 107; and Drijvende Bokken, paragraph 97).
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