20In this respect it should be noted, first of all, that the Court has consistently held that all derogations from the general principle, laid down in Article 87(1) EC, that State aid is incompatible with the common market must be construed narrowly (see Case C-156/98 Germany v Commission [2000] ECR I-6857, paragraph 49, and Case C-334/99 Germany v Commission [2003] ECR I-1139, paragraph 117).
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