85As a preliminary point, it must be recalled that the procedure laid down in Article 260(2) TFEU is aimed at inducing a defaulting Member State to comply with a judgment establishing a failure to fulfil obligations, thereby ensuring that EU law is in fact applied, and the measures provided for by that provision, namely a lump sum and a penalty payment, are both intended to achieve this objective (judgment of 12 March 2020, Commission v Italy (Unlawful aid granted to the hotel industry in Sardinia), C‑576/18, not published, EU:C:2020:202, paragraph 134 and the case-law cited).
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