48Article 107(3)(b) TFEU permits a derogation from the general principle laid down in Article 107(1) TFEU that State aid is incompatible with the internal market. It follows, on the one hand, that its purpose is to make it possible to declare compatible State aid that, by its very definition, involves the granting of a selective advantage to certain undertakings, which could be classified as discriminatory (see, to that effect, judgment of 21 December 2016, Commission v World Duty Free Group and Others, C‑20/15 P and C‑21/15 P, EU:C:2016:981, paragraphs 54 and 55), and, on the other hand, that it is to be interpreted strictly (see judgment of 9 April 2014, Greece v Commission, T‑150/12, not published, EU:T:2014:191, paragraph 146 and the case-law cited).
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