64According to settled case‑law, a measure which is liable to restrict the freedom of establishment enshrined in Article 49 TFEU is permissible only if it pursues a legitimate objective compatible with the Treaty and is justified by overriding reasons in the public interest. It is also necessary, in such a case, that its application be appropriate to ensuring the attainment of the objective thus pursued and not go beyond what is necessary to attain it (see, inter alia, De Lasteyrie du Saillant, paragraph 49; Case C-446/03 Marks & Spencer [2005] ECR I-10837, paragraph 35; and Case C-311/08 SGI [2010] ECR I-487, paragraph 56).
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