Judgment_paragraph 37 · Cristiano Blanco and Pier Paolo Fabretti v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale I di Roma — Ufficio Controlli (C-344/13, C-367/13)

37However, although the Court has already recognised a certain number of overriding reasons in the public interest which may justify a restriction on the freedom to provide services, including consumer protection, action against fraud and prevention of social problems linked to gambling, those objectives cannot be relied upon to justify discriminatory restrictions (judgment in Commission v Spain, C‑153/08, EU:C:2009:618, paragraph 36 and case-law cited).