61As regards, fourthly, Teleos and Others' argument that the measures adopted by the United Kingdom authorities interfere with the free movement of goods, first, it is clear from the Courts case-law that preventing possible tax evasion, avoidance and abuse is an objective recognised and encouraged by the Sixth Directive (see Joined Cases C-487/01 and C-7/02 Gemeente Leusden and Holin Groep [2004] ECR I-5337, paragraph 76, and Kittel and Recolta Recycling, paragraph 54), which can, in certain circumstances, justify restrictions on the free movement of goods.
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