79The Portuguese Republic states that, even if the special rights held by the State in the share capital of EDP constitute restrictions on the freedoms referred to by the Commission, such restrictions are justified by overriding reasons in the public interest. First, referring to Case 72/83 Campus Oil and Others [1984] ECR 2727, the Portuguese Republic states that the national measures at issue are designed to guarantee the security of the country’s energy supply, which constitutes a public security interest. The Portuguese Republic also finds justification in the fact that the special rights held by the Portuguese State relate to activities which are subject to public service obligations and are therefore, in any event, justified under Articles 58(1)(b) EC and 46(1) EC.
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