38According to the Court's case-law, the concept of public service within the meaning of Article 39(4) EC must be given uniform interpretation and application throughout the Community and cannot therefore be left entirely to the discretion of the Member States (see, in particular, Sotgiu, cited above, paragraph 5, and Case 149/79 Commission v Belgium [1980] ECR 3881, paragraphs 12 and 18).
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