Judgment_paragraph 39 · Nicolas Decker v Caisse de maladie des employés privés (C-120/95)

39It must be recalled that aims of a purely economic nature cannot justify a barrier to the fundamental principle of the free movement of goods. However, it cannot be excluded that the risk of seriously undermining the financial balance of the social security system may constitute an overriding reason in the general interest capable of justifying a barrier of that kind.

Nicolas Decker v Caisse de maladie des employés privés (C-120/95)

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