45In the second place, as regards the objective pursued by Regulation No 1370/2007, it should be recalled that, as is apparent from paragraph 34 of the present judgment, that regulation seeks, as follows, in particular, from Article 1(1), Article 2a(2) and point 7 of the annex thereto, read in the light of recitals 4, 7, 27 and 34 thereof, to define the conditions for granting compensation in order to ensure, under conditions of fair competition, the provision of a public passenger transport service which is both efficient and financially viable, with a view to achieving a high level of quality of that service (see, to that effect, judgment of 8 September 2022, Lux Express Estonia, C‑614/20, EU:C:2022:641, paragraphs 69 and 70).
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