78According to settled case-law, the derogation provided for under those articles must be restricted to activities which, in themselves, are directly and specifically connected with the exercise of official authority (see Reyners, paragraph 45; Case C-42/92 Thijssen [1993] ECR I-4047, paragraph 8; and Commission v Portugal, paragraph 36).
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