51However, it should be borne in mind that, according to settled case-law, irrespective of the existence of a legitimate objective under EU law, a restriction on the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Treaty may be justified only if the relevant measure is appropriate to ensuring the attainment of the objective in question and does not go beyond what is necessary to attain that objective (see, to that effect, Case C-100/01 Oteiza Olazabal [2002] ECR I-10981, paragraph 43; Case C-527/06 Renneberg [2008] ECR I-7735, paragraph 81; Joined Cases C-155/08 and C-157/08 X and Passenheim-van Schoot [2009] ECR I-5093, paragraph 47; and Case C-169/08 Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri [2009] ECR I-10821, paragraph 42). Furthermore, national legislation is appropriate to ensuring attainment of the objective pursued only if it genuinely reflects a concern to attain it in a consistent and systematic manner (see, in particular, Hartlauer, paragraph 55, and Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, paragraph 42).
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