87As far as concerns, in the second place, the requirement that such a limitation be necessary, as stated, in essence, in recital 26 of Directive 2016/680, that requirement is not met where the objective of general interest pursued can reasonably be achieved just as effectively by other means less restrictive of the fundamental rights of the data subjects (see, to that effect, judgment of 30 January 2024, Direktor na Glavna direktsia ‘Natsionalna politsia’ pri MVR – Sofia, C‑118/22, EU:C:2024:97, paragraph 40 and the case-law cited).
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