Commission Regulation 1998/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid is doubling the de minimis ceiling, but forgoing to address the inherent risk of voidness. I. Introduction From 1 January 2007, a new regulation is replacing Regulation 69/2001 on de minimis aid: Commission Regulation (EC) 1998/20061 is introducing important changes by doubling the de minimis ceiling whilst widening the scope of this category of ai