Judgment_paragraph 54 · Scotch Whisky Association and Others v The Lord Advocate and The Advocate General for Scotland (C-333/14)

54In that regard, the reasons which may be invoked by a Member State by way of justification must be accompanied by appropriate evidence or by an analysis of the appropriateness and proportionality of the restrictive measure adopted by that State, and specific evidence substantiating its arguments (see, to that effect, judgments in Lindman, C‑42/02, EU:C:2003:613, paragraph 25; Commission v Belgium, C‑227/06, EU:C:2008:160, paragraph 63; and ANETT, C‑456/10, EU:C:2012:241, paragraph 50).