71As regards the argument relating to Law 31/1987, it must be rejected. That law was not produced before the Court. However, it should be borne in mind that, in the context of the adoption of a decision on State aid, the establishment of national law is a question of fact (see, to that effect, judgment of 21 December 2011 in A2A v Commission, C‑318/09 P, EU:C:2011:856, paragraph 125 and the case-law cited). The question whether, and to what extent, a rule of national law applies or does not apply to the instant case falls within the scope of a factual assessment by the Court and is subject to the rules on the taking of evidence and on the apportionment of the burden of proof (judgment of 20 September 2012 in France v Commission, T‑154/10, ECR, EU:T:2012:452, paragraph 65). Furthermore, the applicants’ argument that under that law sound and television broadcasting services by terrestrial waves are public services does not in any event permit the conclusion that, in addition to broadcasting, that law also defines other services as public services.
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