27It follows that both Article 3 of that regulation, the purpose of which is to define the de minimis aid that derogates from the principle of prohibition of aid laid down by the Treaty, and Article 6 thereof, which concerns the monitoring carried out by the Member States when such aid is granted, must be interpreted strictly.
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