18Such a difference in treatment is permissible only if it concerns situations which are not objectively comparable, or if it is justified by an overriding reason in the public interest proportionate to that objective (see, to that effect, judgment of 12 June 2018, Bevola and Jens W. Trock, C‑650/16, EU:C:2018:424, paragraph 20 and the case-law cited).
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