25The concept of establishment within the meaning of the Treaty is therefore a very broad one, allowing a Community national to participate, on a stable and continuous basis, in the economic life of a Member State other than his State of origin and to profit therefrom, so contributing to economic and social interpénétration within the Community in the sphere of activities as self-employed persons (see, to this effect, Case 2/74 Reyners ν Belgium [1974] ECR 631, paragraph 21).
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