Judgment_paragraph 71 · Promoimpresa srl and Others v Consorzio dei comuni della Sponda Bresciana del Lago di Garda e del Lago di Idro and Others (C-458/14, C-67/15)

71Lastly, in so far as the Italian Government claims that the renewals resulting from the operation of the national legislation aim to allow concessionaires to recoup the cost of their investments, it must be noted that such a difference in treatment may be justified by overriding reasons in the public interest, inter alia, by the need to comply with the principle of legal certainty (see, to that effect, judgments of 17 July 2008 in ASM Brescia, C‑347/06, EU:C:2008:416, paragraph 64, and 14 November 2013 in Belgacom, C‑221/12, EU:C:2013:736, paragraph 38).