44However, it is important to note that the court’s powers cannot extend beyond what is strictly necessary to restore the contractual balance between the parties and thus to protect the consumer from the particularly unfavourable consequences which could result from annulment of the loan agreement in question. If the court were permitted to change or restrict freely the content of the unfair terms, that power could undermine the achievement of all the objectives referred to in paragraph 38 above.
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