67It is for the referring court, where necessary, to determine whether those conditions are met. It may nonetheless be pointed out in this regard that, as is clear from paragraph 46 of the present judgment, the exercise of the right of airspace users such as airlines to operate air services within the European Union is subject to safety requirements. Furthermore, the Court has already had occasion to confirm that the objective of establishing and maintaining a high uniform level of civil aviation safety in Europe constitutes an objective of general interest (see, to that effect, judgment of 5 July 2017, Fries, C‑190/16, EU:C:2017:513, paragraph 43).
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