113It has consistently been held that in Union law those fundamental rights do not have absolute protection, but must be viewed in relation to their function in society (see, to that effect, Kadi, paragraph 355). Consequently, their exercise may be restricted, provided that those restrictions in fact correspond to objectives of general interest pursued by the Union and do not constitute a disproportionate and intolerable interference, impairing the very substance of the rights guaranteed (see, to that effect, Case C-84/95 Bosphorus [1996] ECR I-3953, paragraph 21, and Joined Cases C‑539/10 P and C‑550/10 P Al-Aqsa v Council and Netherlands v Al-Aqsa [2012] ECR, paragraph 121).
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