41In the third place, as regards the objectives of Regulation No 1407/2013, it should be noted that the de minimis legislation is intended to reduce the administrative burden on undertakings, the Commission and the Member States (see, to that effect, judgment of 7 March 2002, Italy v Commission, C‑310/99, EU:C:2002:143, paragraph 94), based on the principle, recalled in recital 3 of the regulation, that aid in an amount not exceeding the de minimis ceiling does not have any effect on trade between Member States and is not such as to distort competition.
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