34The restriction resulting from the legislation at issue in the main proceedings can be justified in the light of EU law only if it is based on objective considerations of public interest independent of the nationality of the persons concerned and if it is proportionate to a legitimate objective pursued by the provisions of national law. It follows from the case-law of the Court that a measure is proportionate if, while appropriate for securing the attainment of the objective pursued, it does not go beyond what is necessary in order to attain that objective (judgments in De Cuyper, C‑406/04, EU:C:2006:491, paragraphs 40 and 42; Morgan and Bucher, EU:C:2007:626, paragraph 33; and Prinz and Seeberger, EU:C:2013:524, paragraph 33).
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