Judgment_paragraph 45 · Naftiliaki Etaireia Thasou AE and Amaltheia I Naftiki Etaireia v Ypourgos Emporikis Naftilías (C-128/10, C-129/10)

45Such a restriction may, however, be justified by overriding reasons in the public interest. As is clear from settled case-law, the aim of ensuring safety in port waters constitutes such an overriding reason in the public interest (see to that effect, Case C-266/96 Corsica Ferries France [1998] ECR I-3949, paragraph 60).