68The Court has thus excluded from the concept of services within the meaning of Article 50 EC courses provided by certain establishments forming part of a system of public education and financed entirely or mainly by public funds (see, to that effect, Humbel and Edel, paragraphs 17 and 18, and Wirth, paragraphs 15 and 16). The Court has thus stated that, by establishing and maintaining such a system of public education, normally financed from the public purse and not by pupils or their parents, the State does not intend to become involved in activities for remuneration, but carries out its task towards its population in the social, cultural and educational areas.
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