64In this respect, it is settled case-law that such a justification may be relied on only if there is a genuine and sufficiently serious threat to a fundamental interest of society (see Case C-114/97 Commission v Spain [1998] ECR I-6717, paragraph 46, and Case C-36/02 Omega [2004] ECR I-9609, paragraph 30).
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