60Thus, it follows from the case-law of the Court that an undertaking which is not a direct competitor of the beneficiary of the aid may nevertheless be categorised as an ‘interested party’, within the meaning of Article 1(h) of Regulation 2015/1589, provided that that undertaking demonstrates that its interests could be adversely affected by the grant of the aid, which requires that that undertaking establish, to the requisite legal standard, that the aid is likely to have a specific effect on its situation (see, to that effect, inter alia, judgment of 24 May 2011, Commission v Kronoply and Kronotex, C‑83/09 P, EU:C:2011:341, paragraphs 64 and 65, and of 7 April 2022, Solar Ileias Bompaina v Commission, C‑429/20 P, EU:C:2022:282, paragraph 35). Therefore, the status of ‘interested party’ does not necessarily presuppose a competitive relationship (judgment of 2 September 2021, Ja zum Nürburgring v Commission, C‑647/19 P, EU:C:2021:666, paragraph 58).
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