51It is for the referring court to examine whether, on the assumption that their application in circumstances such as those described in the order for reference constitutes a restriction of the freedom to provide services, the rules at issue in the main proceedings are based on an objective in the public interest. In general, it should be observed that the protection of the health and life of humans, as provided for by Article 36 TFEU, and the protection of consumers are among the objectives which may be regarded as overriding reasons in the public interest capable of justifying a restriction of the freedom to provide services (see, to that effect, inter alia, Joined Cases C-94/04 and C-202/04 Cipolla and Others [2006] ECR I-11421, paragraph 64 and the case-law cited, and Case C-143/06 Ludwigs-Apotheke [2007] ECR I-9623, paragraph 27 and the case-law cited).
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