81It is, moreover, settled case-law that the public policy exception in the area of free movement of workers who are nationals of Member States of the European Union, as provided for by the Treaty and applicable by analogy under the EEC-Turkey Association, is a derogation from that fundamental freedom, which must be interpreted strictly, and that its scope cannot be determined unilaterally by the Member States (see, inter alia, Case C-303/08 Bozkurt, paragraph 56 and the case-law cited).
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