91Although, as recalled in paragraph 82 above, national courts do not have jurisdiction to rule on the compatibility of State aid with the internal market, proceedings may, on the other hand, be commenced before them requiring them to interpret and apply the concept of ‘aid’ within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, in particular in order to determine whether a State measure introduced without observance of the preliminary examination procedure provided for in Article 108(3) TFEU ought to have been subject to that procedure (judgments of 18 July 2007, Lucchini, C‑119/05, EU:C:2007:434, paragraph 50, and of 26 October 2016, DEI and Commission v Alouminion tis Ellados, C‑590/14 P, EU:C:2016:797, paragraph 98). Thus, a national court may be required to assess whether a State aid falls within the derogation scheme for de minimis aid, which is not subject to the notification requirement laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU.
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