64It follows, in particular, that, while it is true that it is for a Member State which relies on an overriding reason in the public interest as justification for a requirement within the meaning of Article 15 to demonstrate that its legislation is appropriate and necessary to attain the legitimate objective being pursued, that burden of proof cannot be so extensive as to require the Member State to prove, positively, that no other conceivable measure could enable that objective to be attained under the same conditions (see, to that effect, judgments of 28 April 2009, Commission v Italy, C‑518/06, EU:C:2009:270, paragraph 84 and the case‑law cited; of 24 March 2011, Commission v Spain, C‑400/08, EU:C:2011:172, paragraph 123; and of 23 December 2015, Scotch Whisky Association and Others, C‑333/14, EU:C:2015:845, paragraph 55). Such a requirement would amount, in practice, to depriving the Member State concerned of its regulatory competence in the field concerned.
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