43Even if assessed in relation to the economic consequences which it may entail for importers in a situation such as that in which Affish finds itself, the contested decision cannot be regarded as constituting disproportionate interference, since it fulfils the requirements of proportionality laid down by Article 19(1) of Directive 90/675. Those requirements are in fact intended to ensure that due attention is paid to the interests of traders. That is all the more so in this case, as the protection of public health which the contested decision is intended to guarantee must take precedence over economic considerations (see, on that point, the order in Case C-180/96 R United Kingdom v Commission [1996] ECR I-3903, paragraph 93).
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