35As a consequence, that provision does not rule out the possibility that an undertaking which is not a direct competitor of the beneficiary of the aid can be categorised as an interested party, provided that that undertaking demonstrates that its interests could be adversely affected by the grant of the aid. For that purpose, it is necessary for that undertaking to establish, to the requisite legal standard, that the aid is likely to have a specific effect on its situation (see, to that effect, judgment of 24 May 2011, Commission v Kronoply and Kronotex, C‑83/09 P, EU:C:2011:341, paragraphs 64 and 65 and the case‑law cited). Thus, although the adverse effect on the interests of that undertaking may be only potential, a risk of a specific effect on those interests must be capable of being demonstrated to the requisite legal standard.
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