73It is also clear from the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights on Article 10(2) of the ECHR that national authorities have a discretion in deciding whether there is a pressing social need capable of justifying a restriction on freedom of expression. According to that case-law, such a discretion is particularly essential in commercial matters and especially in a field as complex and fluctuating as advertising (see VGT Verein gegen Tierfabriken v Switzerland, judgment of the ECHR of 28 June 2001, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2001-VI, paragraphs 66 to 70).
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