53In that regard, it follows from settled case-law that national legislation which constitutes a measure having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions can be justified on one of the grounds of public interest laid down in Article 36 TFEU or by imperative requirements. In either case, the national provision must be appropriate for securing the attainment of the objective pursued and must not go beyond what is necessary in order to attain it (see, inter alia, Case C-297/05 Commission v Netherlands, paragraph 75, Case C-170/07 Commission v Poland, paragraph 46; and Case C-110/05 Commission v Italy [2009] ECR I-519, paragraph 59).
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