32In those circumstances, an interpretation of Article 33 of Regulation No 2419/2001 which amounts to penalising irregularities which have been committed intentionally as the most serious irregularities is in keeping with the purpose of a system of penalties which is sufficiently dissuasive and effective to combat irregularities and fraud committed in area aid applications (see, by analogy, judgment in National Farmers’ Union and Others, C‑354/95, EU:C:1997:379, paragraph 51).
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