41It is also clear from the Court's case-law that, as a derogation from the fundamental principle that workers in the Community should enjoy freedom of movement and not suffer discrimination, Article 39(4) EC must be construed in such a way as to limit its scope to what is strictly necessary for safeguarding the interests which that provision allows the Member States to protect (see, in particular, Case 225/85 Commission v Italy [1987] ECR 2625, paragraph 7).
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