17In the second place, referring inter alia to Case C-464/02 Commission v Denmark [2005] ECR I-7929 and Case C-209/01 Schilling and Fleck-Schilling [2003] ECR I-13389, the Commission submits that the general wording of Article 18 EC, which establishes the right of every EU citizen to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, finds specific expression in Articles 39 EC and 43 EC. In its submission, in accordance with the settled case-law of the Court, the provisions of the EC Treaty on freedom of movement for persons are intended to facilitate the pursuit by EU nationals of occupational activities of all kinds and they preclude measures which might place at a disadvantage persons who wish to pursue an economic activity in the territory of another Member State. It asserts that provisions preventing or deterring a national of a Member State from leaving his country of origin in order to exercise his right to freedom of movement constitute an obstacle to that freedom, even if they apply without regard to the nationality of the workers concerned. Relying on that case-law, the Commission submits that it is clear that the Greek legislation at issue is contrary to Articles 18 EC, 39 EC and 43 EC, since it renders the situation of persons not yet residing permanently in Greece but hoping to settle there permanently less attractive than that of permanent residents to whom the tax exemption is granted.
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