69Moreover, whilst acknowledging that the position occupied by Mr Alevizos in the Greek Air Force before his temporary posting to a position in NATO might fall within the concept of ‘employment in the public service’ within the meaning of Article 39(4) EC in so far as it involves direct or indirect participation in the exercise of powers conferred by public law and duties designed to safeguard the general interests of the State or of other public authorities (see, to that effect, Case 149/79 Commission v Belgium [1980] ECR 3881, paragraph 10; Case C-290/94 Commission v Greece [1996] ECR I-3285, paragraph 2; Case C-47/02 Anker and Others [2003] ECR I-10447, paragraph 58), it must be noted that, taking account of the fundamental nature, in the scheme of the EC Treaty, of the principles of freedom of movement and equality of treatment of workers within the Community, the exceptions made by that provision cannot have a scope going beyond the aim in view of which that derogation was included (Sotgiu, paragraph 4).
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