44On this point, it must be observed that the social protection of workers and combating fraud, particularly social security fraud, and preventing abuse are objectives that are among the overriding reasons in the public interest capable of justifying a restriction of the freedom to provide services (see, to that effect, judgments of 19 December 2012, Commission v Belgium, C‑577/10, EU:C:2012:814, paragraph 45, and of 3 December 2014, De Clercq and Others, C‑315/13, EU:C:2014:2408, paragraph 65 and the case-law cited).
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