38As regards the concept of ‘public policy’ referred to in Article 34(1) of Regulation No 44/2001, the Court has held, in paragraph 55 of its judgment of 28 April 2009 in Apostolides (C‑420/07, EU:C:2009:271), that that provision must be interpreted strictly, inasmuch as it constitutes an obstacle to the attainment of one of the fundamental objectives of that regulation, and may be relied upon only in exceptional cases.
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