200Thirdly, the limitation may not be excessive: it must be necessary and proportional to the aim sought (see, to that effect, Bosphorus, cited at paragraph 191 above, paragraph 26, and Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission, cited at paragraph 52 above, paragraphs 355 and 360) and the ‘essential content’, that is, the substance, of the right or freedom at issue must not be impaired (see, to that effect, Nold v Commission, cited at paragraph 195 above, paragraph 14, and Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission, cited at paragraph 52 above, paragraph 355).
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