Judgment_paragraph 43 · Hughes de Lasteyrie du Saillant v Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie (C-9/02)

43Moreover, a restriction on freedom of establishment is prohibited by Article 52 of the Treaty even if of limited scope or minor importance (see, to that effect, Commission v France, cited above, paragraph 21, and Case C-34/98 Commission v France [2000] ECR I-995, paragraph 49).