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Proceedings brought by Boriss Cilevičs and Others (C-391/20)
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The justification for the restriction…
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Proceedings brought by Boriss Cilevičs and Others (C-391/20)

Judgment of 7 Sept 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-391-20/para_81@2026-11-12

81It must be borne in mind that measures which restrict a fundamental freedom may be justified only if the objective pursued cannot be attained by less restrictive measures (see, to that effect, judgment of 22 December 2010, Sayn-Wittgenstein, C‑208/09, EU:C:2010:806, paragraph 90).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-391/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:638
Decided: 7 Sept 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa (Constitutional Court, Latvia)
Rapporteur: L. Bay Larsen
Advocate General: N. Emiliou
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Prechal, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, E. Regan, S. Rodin, J. Passer, M. Ilešič, J.-C. Bonichot, F. Biltgen, P.G. Xuereb, N. Piçarra, L.S. Rossi, N. Wahl
Language: Latvian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0391

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Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Non-discrimination

History · 1 version

7 Sept 2022Reading

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions
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Cites 17: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)6 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Fernand Ullens de Schooten v État belge (C-268/15); European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-377/17); Eric Libert and Others v Gouvernement flamand (C‑197/11) and All Projects & Developments NV and Others v Vlaamse Regering (C‑203/11) (C-197/11, C-203/11); European Commission v Hungary (C-66/18); Anton Las v PSA Antwerp NV (C-202/11); Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and Bwin International Ltd v Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (C-42/07); Valentina Neri v European School of Economics (ESE Insight World Education System Ltd) (C-153/02); Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága (C-323/18); Liga van Moskeeën en Islamitische Organisaties Provincie Antwerpen, VZW and Others v Vlaams Gewest (C-426/16); Anita Groener v Minister for Education and the City of Dublin Vocational Educational Committee (C-379/87); Malgožata Runevič-Vardyn and Łukasz Paweł Wardyn v Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės administracija and Others (C-391/09); Ilonka Sayn-Wittgenstein v Landeshauptmann von Wien (C-208/09); O.D. and Others v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) (C-350/20); Global Starnet Ltd v Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze and Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato (C-322/16)