Article 2

Germany shall take all necessary measures to recover from the beneficiary the aid referred to in Article 1, which was unlawfully available to the beneficiary.

Recovery shall be effected without delay and in accordance with the procedures of national law provided that they allow the immediate and effective execution of this decision.

The sums to be recovered shall bear interest throughout the period running from the date on which they were first put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery.

The interest rate to be applied will be the reference rate used for calculating the grant equivalent of regional aid and that is applicable on the date on which the aid was first put at the disposal of the beneficiary.

The interest rate referred to in paragraph 4 will be applied on a compound basis throughout the entire period referred to in paragraph 3.

However, if more than five years have elapsed between the date on which the aid was first put at the disposal of the beneficiary and the date of recovery, the interest rate shall be recalculated at five yearly intervals, taking as a basis the reference rate in force at the time when the rate is recalculated.