16It follows from Article 48 EC that the right to freedom of establishment is guaranteed not only to Community nationals but also to companies formed in accordance with the legislation of a Member State and having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the Community (see, to that effect, Case 81/87 Daily Mail and General Trust [1988] ECR 5483; Case C-212/97 Centros [1999] ECR I-1459, paragraph 18; and Case C-208/00 Überseering [2002] ECR I-9919, paragraph 56).
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