Judgment_paragraph 43 · Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-255/04)

43The freedom to provide services may, however, be restricted by national regulations justified on the grounds set out in Article 46(1) EC in conjunction with Article 55 EC or by overriding reasons in the public interest (see, to that effect, Case C-262/02 Commission v France, paragraph 23), to the extent that there are no Community harmonising measures providing for measures necessary to ensure those interests are protected (see, to that effect, in the context of the free movement of goods, Case C-323/93 Centre d'insémination de la Crespelle [1994] ECR I-5077, paragraph 31 and case-law cited).