Det følger heraf, at »så længe Kommissionen ikke har truffet en godkendelsesbeslutning, og så længe fristen for at appellere denne beslutning ikke er udløbet, kan modtageren ikke være sikker på, at støtten er lovlig, og kun denne sikkerhed kan berettige en forventning om, at støtten er lovlig« [62].
Consequently, ‘it follows that, so long as the Commission has not taken a decision approving aid and also so long as the period for bringing an action against such a decision has not expired, the recipient cannot be certain as to the lawfulness of the proposed aid which alone is capable of giving rise to a legitimate expectation on his part’ [62].