59In the first place the Commission pointed out that, in accordance with paragraph 11 of its Communication — European Union framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation (2011) (OJ 2012 C 8, p. 15) (‘the SGEI Framework’), State aid falling outside the scope of Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) TFEU to State aid in the form of public-service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of [SGEI] (OJ 2012 L 7, p. 3) could be declared compatible with Article 106(2) TFEU if it was necessary for the operation of the SGEI concerned and did not affect the development of trade to such an extent as to be contrary to the interests of the European Union, which balance could be struck only if the conditions set out in Sections 2.2 to 2.10 of the SGEI Framework were met (recital 190 of the contested decision).
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