17Freedom of establishment may, however, in the absence of Community harmonisation measures, be limited by national regulations justified by the reasons stated in Article 46(1) EC or by pressing reasons of general interest (see, to that effect, Case 71/76 Thieffry [1977] ECR 765, paragraphs 12 and 15, and Kraus, cited above, paragraph 32).
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