65In that respect, it must be borne in mind that, in the case of undertakings carrying out activities and supplying public services in the petroleum, telecommunications and energy sectors, the Court has held that the objective of guaranteeing the security of supply of such products or the supply of such services in the event of a crisis, on the territory of the Member State at issue, may constitute a public security reason and, therefore, possibly justify an obstacle to the free movement of capital (judgment in Case C‑463/00 Commission v Spain, paragraph 71).
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