51In that connection, according to settled case-law, the improvement of road safety is an objective of general interest of the European Union (see, to that effect, inter alia, Case C‑55/93 van Schaik EU:C:1994:363, paragraph 19; Case C‑451/99 Cura Anlagen EU:C:2002:195, paragraph 59; Case 54/05 Commission v Finland EU:C:2007:168, paragraph 40; Case C‑110/95 Commission v Italy EU:C:2009:66, paragraph 60; Case C‑384/08 Attanasio Group EU:C:2010:133, paragraph 50; Case C‑438/08 Commission v Portugal EU:C:2009:651, paragraph 48; Case C‑184/10 Grasser EU:C:2011:324, paragraph 26; and Case C‑224/10 Apelt EU:C:2011:655, paragraph 47). By laying down, in Annex III thereto, a minimum threshold of visual acuity for the worse eye for drivers in group 2, for the purposes of that annex, Directive 2006/126 aims to improve road safety and thus to attain an objective of general interest.
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