The purpose of recovery is to restore the recipients to the competitive position they occupied before the grant of the incompatible aid by eliminating the undue advantage conferred by it.
Abi tagasinõudmise eesmärk on taastada abisaajate konkurentsipositsioon, mis neil oli enne siseturuga kokkusobimatu abi andmist, kõrvaldades abiga antud põhjendamatu eelise.