11. If, in its forthcoming judgments, t
he Court of Justice does not uphold Ferring but considers that comp
ensation for public service constitutes state aid, the two-stage procedure proposed by th
e Commission in its report to the Laeken European Council may be continued, i.e. in a first stage, preparation of a Community framework then, in a second stage, in the light of experience acquired in applying that framework and, if necessar
...[+++]y and guided by experience, preparation of a regulation exempting some forms of aid for general economic interest services from the prior notification obligation.