35The question whether a measure must be categorised as State aid arises upstream of the question which involves examining, where necessary, if incompatible aid, within the meaning of in Article 107 TFEU, is nevertheless necessary to the performance of the tasks assigned to the beneficiary of the measure at issue, under Article 106(2) TFEU (see, to that effect, judgment of 8 March 2017, Viasat Broadcasting UK v Commission, C‑660/15 P, EU:C:2017:178, paragraph 34). Therefore, the Commission must, before any consideration of a measure under that provision, be in a position to review whether that measure constitutes State aid, which requires prior notification of the intended measure to that EU institution, in accordance with the first sentence of Article 108(3) TFEU.
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