Judgment_paragraph 33 · Nelson Antunes da Cunha, Lda v Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas IP (IFAP) (C-627/18)

33In the light of the foregoing, the answer to the first question is that Article 17(1) of Regulation 2015/1589 must be interpreted as meaning that the limitation period of 10 years laid down by that provision for the exercise of the powers of the Commission to recover aid applies only to relations between the Commission and the Member State to which the Commission’s recovery decision is addressed.