21First, the Commission claims that notaries are not connected with the exercise of official authority within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 45 EC. The Commission states that since that provision is an exception to the freedom of establishment, that provision must be interpreted strictly (Case C-2/74 Reyners [1974] ECR 631, paragraph 43).
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