81In the second place, as regards the duration, of at least five years from the payment of the final instalment of the funding, during which the beneficiary is required, under the national legislation, to retain and use itself the asset in question, failing which the funding paid must be reimbursed, it must be found that, in accordance with Article 72(1) of Regulation No 1698/2005, the contribution from the EAFRD is to be maintained if the operation for which that contribution has been made does not undergo any substantial modification, within the meaning of that provision, within five years of the national managing authority’s funding decision, since that period of time is thus ordinarily shorter than the period laid down in that national legislation.
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