51In the light of the above, national legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which takes account of only two thirds of any period of service completed under fixed-term contracts that exceeds four years, cannot be considered to go beyond what is necessary to attain the objectives referred to above and to strike a balance between the legitimate interests of fixed-term workers and those of permanent workers, having due regard for meritocratic values and considerations relating to the impartiality and efficiency of the administrative authorities on which recruitment by way of competition is based.
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