44It is true that the possibility for Member States to reduce or withdraw, as the case may be, material reception conditions is explicitly provided for only in Article 20(1) to (3) of Directive 2013/33, which, as is apparent from recital 25 of the directive, concerns essentially the possibility of abuse, by applicants, of the reception system established by the directive. However, Article 20(4) of the directive does not explicitly preclude a sanction from concerning material reception conditions. Furthermore, as submitted by the Commission, inter alia, if Member States can adopt measures concerning those conditions in order to protect themselves against the possibility of abuse of the reception system, they must also be able to do so in the event of serious breaches of the rules of the accommodation centres or seriously violent behaviour, since they are capable of disrupting public order and the safety of persons and property.
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