Clean install on the MBP 13" 2012

Hi Guys,
Last time I tried to format my Mac and do clean install, but when I opened App Store, I still have to pay for the OSX Mountain Lion which I thought I bought MBP with mountain lion installed in it.
And I still have to pay to download it?
Installer CD isnt there anymore.
So I think of a way to do a clean install using Cmd + R on the startup.
1. cmd R
2. disk utilities to format
3. re-install osx
Does this work?
Or I still have to buy OSX Mountain lion installer?
Thanks

If your Mac came with OS X Mountain Lion, it won't appear in Purchases tab because you can only install it from Internet Recovery. Press Command and R keys while your computer is starting and follow the steps you said

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