17In order for such a difference in treatment to be compatible with the provisions of the EC Treaty on the freedom of establishment, it must relate to situations which are not objectively comparable or be justified by an overriding reason in the public interest (see, to that effect, Case C-446/04 Test Claimants in the FII Group Litigation [2006] ECR I-11753, paragraph 167). The comparability of a Community situation with an internal situation must be examined having regard to the aim pursued by the national provisions at issue (Case C-337/08 X Holding [2010] ECR I-1215, paragraph 22).
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