43In that regard, the Republic of Austria further maintains that, in both the German system and the Austrian system of aid for green electricity, operators approved by the State, with no public authority prerogatives, act as points for receiving, paying for and re-selling green electricity, while neither of the two aid systems makes provision for losses to be covered by budgetary resources. The resale, purchase and payment obligations are determined by statute. Thus, in the Republic of Austria’s submission, in both systems the State does not take part in the payment, but only lays down rules of general application, imposing no burden on a public budget. In that regard, the applicant refers to the judgments of 17 March 1993 in Sloman Neptun (C‑72/91 and C‑73/91, ECR, EU:C:1993:97) and of 15 July 2004 in Pearle and Others (C‑345/02, ECR, EU:C:2004:448, paragraph 36 et seq.).